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 17, 2013 at 19:40:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 19:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 26° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.18 meters/second, 1527.1 km/hour, 948.9 miles/hour or 824.5 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' 31.1" | 15.82 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.82 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 14.1" | 948.64 mi | west | 0° 03' 51.6" | 4.43 mi | north | 948.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 32.8" | 755.25 mi | east | 1° 07' 28.6" | 77.36 mi | north | 756.59 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 |
|---|
| Mindelo | Sun 6:40 PM | 294 km | 183 miles | 159 nm |  SSE |
| Santa Maria | Sun 6:40 PM | 464 km | 288 miles | 251 nm |  SE |
| Praia | Sun 6:40 PM | 562 km | 349 miles | 303 nm | SSE |
| Nouadhibou | Sun 7:40 PM | 992 km | 616 miles | 536 nm |  ENE |
| Dakar | Sun 7:40 PM | 1073 km | 667 miles | 579 nm |  ESE |
| Nouakchott | Sun 7:40 PM | 1100 km | 684 miles | 594 nm |  E |
| Banjul | Sun 7:40 PM | 1222 km | 759 miles | 660 nm | ESE |
| Bissau | Sun 7:40 PM | 1411 km | 877 miles | 762 nm | SE |
| El Aaiún | Sun 7:40 PM | 1606 km | 998 miles | 867 nm |  NE |
| Conakry | Sun 7:40 PM | 1732 km | 1076 miles | 935 nm | SE |
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