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 Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 12:34:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Friday, May 10, 2013 at 12:29 AM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 11'	North
Longitude:	15° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.39 meters/second, 1553.0 km/hour, 965.0 miles/hour or 838.6 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' 31.3"	16.08 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	north	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 20.6"	964.82 mi	west	0° 06' 25.0"	7.36 mi	north	964.58 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 12.9"	766.53 mi	east	2° 11' 17.8"	150.50 mi	north	776.81 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
Rosso	Thu 12:34 PM	64 km	39 miles	34 nm	NW
Touba	Thu 12:34 PM	158 km	98 miles	85 nm	SSW
Nouakchott	Thu 12:34 PM	221 km	138 miles	120 nm	NNW
Thiès	Thu 12:34 PM	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	SW
Dakar	Thu 12:34 PM	282 km	176 miles	153 nm	SW
Farafenni	Thu 12:34 PM	291 km	181 miles	157 nm	S
Banjul	Thu 12:34 PM	332 km	206 miles	179 nm	SSW
Serekunda	Thu 12:34 PM	338 km	210 miles	182 nm	SSW
Gabú	Thu 12:34 PM	448 km	278 miles	242 nm	SSE
Bafatá	Thu 12:34 PM	450 km	280 miles	243 nm	S