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, March 1, 2013 at 02:18:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, March 1, 2013 at 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 4° 52' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.48 meters/second, 1585.7 km/hour, 985.3 miles/hour or 856.2 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' 28.9" | 16.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 59.8" | 985.21 mi | west | 0° 10' 27.2" | 11.98 mi | south | 985.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 39' 14.3" | 860.79 mi | east | 3° 53' 21.6" | 267.37 mi | south | 895.57 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 |
|---|
| Luanda | Fri 3:18 AM | 936 km | 581 miles | 505 nm | E |
| Cabinda | Fri 3:18 AM | 973 km | 605 miles | 525 nm | ENE |
| Pointe-Noire | Fri 3:18 AM | 997 km | 619 miles | 538 nm | NE |
| São Tomé | Fri 2:18 AM | 1214 km | 754 miles | 655 nm | N |
| Jamestown | Fri 2:18 AM | 1296 km | 805 miles | 700 nm | WSW |
| Libreville | Fri 3:18 AM | 1305 km | 811 miles | 705 nm | NNE |
| Kinshasa | Fri 3:18 AM | 1338 km | 831 miles | 722 nm | ENE |
| Brazzaville | Fri 3:18 AM | 1339 km | 832 miles | 723 nm | ENE |
| Malabo | Fri 3:18 AM | 1632 km | 1014 miles | 881 nm | NNE |
| Yaoundé | Fri 3:18 AM | 1747 km | 1086 miles | 943 nm | NNE |
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