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 Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 04:58:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 04:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 4° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.01 meters/second, 1576.8 km/hour, 979.8 miles/hour or 851.4 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' 28.9" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 00.4" | 979.66 mi | west | 0° 09' 54.7" | 11.36 mi | south | 979.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 42' 18.7" | 859.40 mi | east | 3° 38' 40.8" | 250.58 mi | south | 889.00 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Sat 4:58 AM | 459 km | 285 miles | 248 nm |  SSW |
| São Tomé | Sat 4:58 AM | 1821 km | 1132 miles | 983 nm |  NE |
| Abidjan | Sat 4:58 AM | 1927 km | 1197 miles | 1040 nm |  N |
| Luanda | Sat 5:58 AM | 1927 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm |  E |
| Accra | Sat 4:58 AM | 1998 km | 1241 miles | 1079 nm |  NNE |
| Libreville | Sat 5:58 AM | 2035 km | 1265 miles | 1099 nm | NE |
| Yamoussoukro | Sat 4:58 AM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | N |
| Lome | Sat 4:58 AM | 2100 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm | NNE |
| Monrovia | Sat 4:58 AM | 2169 km | 1348 miles | 1171 nm |  NNW |
| Porto Novo | Sat 5:58 AM | 2193 km | 1362 miles | 1184 nm | NNE |
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