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 20:30:00 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 20:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 38° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.04 meters/second, 1526.5 km/hour, 948.6 miles/hour or 824.3 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" | 15.81 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 13.4" | 948.32 mi | west | 0° 03' 47.2" | 4.34 mi | north | 948.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 45.7" | 755.24 mi | east | 1° 05' 38.0" | 75.25 mi | north | 756.43 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 | Sun 7:30 PM | 1659 km | 1031 miles | 896 nm |  ESE |
| Cayenne | Sun 5:30 PM | 2187 km | 1359 miles | 1181 nm |  SW |
| Dakar | Sun 8:30 PM | 2293 km | 1425 miles | 1238 nm |  E |
| Paramaribo | Sun 5:30 PM | 2344 km | 1457 miles | 1266 nm | SW |
| Azores | Sun 7:30 PM | 2360 km | 1466 miles | 1274 nm |  NNE |
| Bridgetown | Sun 4:30 PM | 2362 km | 1468 miles | 1276 nm |  WSW |
| Nouakchott | Sun 8:30 PM | 2372 km | 1474 miles | 1281 nm | E |
| Banjul | Sun 8:30 PM | 2421 km | 1504 miles | 1307 nm | ESE |
| Fort-de-France | Sun 4:30 PM | 2463 km | 1530 miles | 1330 nm |  W |
| Castries | Sun 4:30 PM | 2471 km | 1536 miles | 1334 nm | W |
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