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 22:40:00 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: 77%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 22:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 39° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.87 meters/second, 1518.7 km/hour, 943.7 miles/hour or 820.0 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' 09.7" | 943.45 mi | west | 0° 02' 50.7" | 3.26 mi | north | 943.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 30.3" | 754.39 mi | east | 0° 42' 30.1" | 48.73 mi | north | 754.24 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 9:40 PM | 1771 km | 1101 miles | 956 nm |  ESE |
| Cayenne | Mon 7:40 PM | 2189 km | 1360 miles | 1182 nm |  SW |
| Bridgetown | Mon 6:40 PM | 2297 km | 1428 miles | 1240 nm |  WSW |
| Azores | Mon 9:40 PM | 2315 km | 1439 miles | 1250 nm |  NNE |
| Paramaribo | Mon 7:40 PM | 2329 km | 1447 miles | 1258 nm | SW |
| Fort-de-France | Mon 6:40 PM | 2388 km | 1484 miles | 1290 nm | WSW |
| Roseau | Mon 6:40 PM | 2398 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm |  W |
| Dakar | Mon 10:40 PM | 2399 km | 1491 miles | 1295 nm |  E |
| Saint John's (Antigua) | Mon 6:40 PM | 2399 km | 1491 miles | 1295 nm | W |
| Castries | Mon 6:40 PM | 2400 km | 1491 miles | 1296 nm | WSW |
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