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 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 05:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 14° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.80 meters/second, 1576.1 km/hour, 979.3 miles/hour or 851.0 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" | 16.32 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.32 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 57.7" | 979.18 mi | west | 0° 09' 52.2" | 11.31 mi | south | 978.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 43' 27.5" | 860.32 mi | east | 3° 37' 25.9" | 249.15 mi | south | 889.45 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 5:40 AM | 1004 km | 624 miles | 542 nm |  ESE |
| Monrovia | Sat 5:40 AM | 2084 km | 1295 miles | 1125 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Sat 5:40 AM | 2243 km | 1394 miles | 1211 nm |  NNE |
| Freetown | Sat 5:40 AM | 2292 km | 1424 miles | 1238 nm | N |
| Recife | Sat 2:40 AM | 2311 km | 1436 miles | 1248 nm |  W |
| Yamoussoukro | Sat 5:40 AM | 2326 km | 1445 miles | 1256 nm | NNE |
| Conakry | Sat 5:40 AM | 2403 km | 1493 miles | 1298 nm | N |
| Accra | Sat 5:40 AM | 2502 km | 1555 miles | 1351 nm |  NE |
| Salvador | Sat 2:40 AM | 2638 km | 1639 miles | 1425 nm | W |
| Lome | Sat 5:40 AM | 2652 km | 1648 miles | 1432 nm | NE |
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