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 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 17:34:00 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: 14%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 41° 08' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.38 meters/second, 1607.0 km/hour, 998.5 miles/hour or 867.7 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' 31.6" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 40.0" | 998.49 mi | west | 0° 10' 52.4" | 12.45 mi | north | 998.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 17' 01.1" | 775.53 mi | east | 4° 06' 58.1" | 282.90 mi | north | 821.91 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 |
|---|
| Fortaleza | Wed 2:34 PM | 1170 km | 727 miles | 632 nm |  SSE |
| Belém | Wed 2:34 PM | 1201 km | 746 miles | 648 nm |  SW |
| Cayenne | Wed 2:34 PM | 1252 km | 778 miles | 676 nm |  W |
| Paramaribo | Wed 2:34 PM | 1554 km | 966 miles | 839 nm | W |
| Recife | Wed 2:34 PM | 1759 km | 1093 miles | 950 nm | SSE |
| Georgetown | Wed 1:34 PM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm | W |
| Praia | Wed 4:34 PM | 2138 km | 1329 miles | 1154 nm |  ENE |
| Bridgetown | Wed 1:34 PM | 2153 km | 1338 miles | 1162 nm |  WNW |
| Salvador | Wed 2:34 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm |  S |
| Port of Spain | Wed 1:34 PM | 2288 km | 1422 miles | 1235 nm | WNW |
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