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 Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 06:40:00 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: 54%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 59' | South |
| Longitude: | 15° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.83 meters/second, 1547.4 km/hour, 961.5 miles/hour or 835.5 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' 27.2" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 15.1" | 961.30 mi | west | 0° 07' 58.3" | 9.14 mi | south | 961.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 25' 07.1" | 892.45 mi | east | 2° 43' 54.7" | 187.88 mi | south | 905.72 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 | Sun 6:40 AM | 1094 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  E |
| Recife | Sun 3:40 AM | 2238 km | 1390 miles | 1208 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Sun 3:40 AM | 2452 km | 1524 miles | 1324 nm |  W |
| Monrovia | Sun 6:40 AM | 2530 km | 1572 miles | 1366 nm |  NNE |
| Abidjan | Sun 6:40 AM | 2697 km | 1676 miles | 1456 nm | NNE |
| Freetown | Sun 6:40 AM | 2722 km | 1691 miles | 1470 nm |  N |
| Yamoussoukro | Sun 6:40 AM | 2781 km | 1728 miles | 1502 nm | NNE |
| Fortaleza | Sun 3:40 AM | 2824 km | 1754 miles | 1525 nm | WNW |
| Conakry | Sun 6:40 AM | 2829 km | 1758 miles | 1528 nm | N |
| Accra | Sun 6:40 AM | 2945 km | 1830 miles | 1590 nm |  NE |
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