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 Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 06:40:00 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: 49%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 26' | South |
| Longitude: | 11° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.25 meters/second, 1592.1 km/hour, 989.3 miles/hour or 859.7 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' 29.7" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 41.2" | 989.16 mi | west | 0° 10' 54.9" | 12.50 mi | south | 988.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 28' 20.3" | 851.15 mi | east | 4° 08' 29.6" | 284.69 mi | south | 891.95 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Sat 6:40 AM | 942 km | 585 miles | 509 nm |  SE |
| Monrovia | Sat 6:40 AM | 1742 km | 1083 miles | 941 nm |  N |
| Abidjan | Sat 6:40 AM | 1822 km | 1132 miles | 984 nm |  NNE |
| Yamoussoukro | Sat 6:40 AM | 1918 km | 1192 miles | 1036 nm | NNE |
| Freetown | Sat 6:40 AM | 1992 km | 1238 miles | 1076 nm | N |
| Accra | Sat 6:40 AM | 2065 km | 1283 miles | 1115 nm |  NE |
| Conakry | Sat 6:40 AM | 2111 km | 1312 miles | 1140 nm | N |
| Lome | Sat 6:40 AM | 2213 km | 1375 miles | 1195 nm | NE |
| São Tomé | Sat 6:40 AM | 2275 km | 1413 miles | 1228 nm |  ENE |
| Porto Novo | Sat 7:40 AM | 2357 km | 1464 miles | 1273 nm | NE |
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