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 Monday, January 21, 2013 at 22:30:00 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: 77%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 22:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 36° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.89 meters/second, 1518.8 km/hour, 943.7 miles/hour or 820.1 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" | 15.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 09.8" | 943.50 mi | west | 0° 02' 51.6" | 3.28 mi | north | 943.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 26.9" | 754.36 mi | east | 0° 42' 52.7" | 49.16 mi | north | 754.23 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 | Mon 9:30 PM | 1530 km | 951 miles | 826 nm |  ESE |
| Dakar | Mon 10:30 PM | 2151 km | 1337 miles | 1161 nm | ESE |
| Nouakchott | Mon 10:30 PM | 2211 km | 1374 miles | 1194 nm |  E |
| Azores | Mon 9:30 PM | 2216 km | 1377 miles | 1196 nm |  NNE |
| Banjul | Mon 10:30 PM | 2285 km | 1420 miles | 1234 nm | ESE |
| Cayenne | Mon 7:30 PM | 2366 km | 1470 miles | 1277 nm |  SW |
| Bissau | Mon 10:30 PM | 2452 km | 1524 miles | 1324 nm | ESE |
| Paramaribo | Mon 7:30 PM | 2528 km | 1571 miles | 1365 nm | SW |
| El Aaiún | Mon 10:30 PM | 2537 km | 1577 miles | 1370 nm |  ENE |
| Bridgetown | Mon 6:30 PM | 2541 km | 1579 miles | 1372 nm |  WSW |
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