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 15, 2013 at 17:44:00 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: 30%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 15, 2013 at 17:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 21° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.70 meters/second, 1568.5 km/hour, 974.6 miles/hour or 846.9 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' 31.8" | 16.24 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | north | 16.25 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 48.4" | 974.50 mi | west | 0° 07' 58.1" | 9.13 mi | north | 974.26 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 19' 10.8" | 759.23 mi | east | 2° 50' 10.5" | 195.03 mi | north | 778.98 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 |
|---|
| Praia | Fri 4:44 PM | 281 km | 174 miles | 152 nm |  WNW |
| Santa Maria | Fri 4:44 PM | 335 km | 208 miles | 181 nm |  NW |
| Dakar | Fri 5:44 PM | 391 km | 243 miles | 211 nm |  E |
| Thiès | Fri 5:44 PM | 446 km | 277 miles | 241 nm | E |
| Serekunda | Fri 5:44 PM | 476 km | 296 miles | 257 nm | E |
| Banjul | Fri 5:44 PM | 488 km | 303 miles | 263 nm | E |
| Mindelo | Fri 4:44 PM | 520 km | 323 miles | 281 nm | NW |
| Touba | Fri 5:44 PM | 559 km | 348 miles | 302 nm | E |
| Farafenni | Fri 5:44 PM | 590 km | 367 miles | 319 nm | E |
| Rosso | Fri 5:44 PM | 616 km | 383 miles | 333 nm |  ENE |
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