Moon Light World Map
The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.
The white dot 
symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun 
symbolizes the position of the sun.
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 05:40:00 UTC.
- The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
- The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
Moon phase
Fraction of moon illuminated: 75%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 05:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 26° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.25 meters/second, 1599.3 km/hour, 993.8 miles/hour or 863.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:
| Time | Longitude difference | Latitude difference | Total |
|---|
| later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
|---|
| 1 minute | 0° 14' 30.3" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 21.1" | 993.67 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.2" | 12.62 mi | south | 993.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 06' 51.2" | 829.86 mi | east | 4° 12' 33.7" | 289.33 mi | south | 874.09 mi |
Locations with the moon near zenith
The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
| Location | Local time | Distance | Direction |
|---|
| Fernando de Noronha | Fri 3:40 AM | 814 km | 506 miles | 439 nm |  NW |
| Recife | Fri 2:40 AM | 944 km | 587 miles | 510 nm |  W |
| Fortaleza | Fri 2:40 AM | 1437 km | 893 miles | 776 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Fri 2:40 AM | 1440 km | 895 miles | 777 nm |  WSW |
| Freetown | Fri 5:40 AM | 2331 km | 1449 miles | 1259 nm |  NE |
| Monrovia | Fri 5:40 AM | 2340 km | 1454 miles | 1263 nm | NE |
| Conakry | Fri 5:40 AM | 2389 km | 1484 miles | 1290 nm | NE |
| Jamestown | Fri 5:40 AM | 2406 km | 1495 miles | 1299 nm |  ESE |
| Rio de Janeiro * | Fri 3:40 AM | 2448 km | 1521 miles | 1322 nm |  SW |
| Bissau | Fri 5:40 AM | 2498 km | 1552 miles | 1349 nm |  NNE |
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