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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 2%
Previous phaseNew MoonSunday, February 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM
Next phaseFirst QuarterSunday, February 17, 2013 at 8:31 PM

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 11, 2013 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 3° 24' South
Longitude: 20° 48' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.63 meters/second, 1611.5 km/hour, 1001.3 miles/hour or 870.1 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.9"16.69 miwest0° 00' 12.0"0.23 minorth16.69 mi
1 hour14° 30' 02.5"1001.32 miwest0° 12' 01.8"13.78 minorth1001.52 mi
24 hours11° 46' 58.3"813.65 mieast4° 47' 19.5"329.05 minorth878.66 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
MonroviaMon 2:34 PM1546 km961 miles835 nmNortheast NE
FreetownMon 2:34 PM1561 km970 miles843 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ConakryMon 2:34 PM1631 km1013 miles881 nmNorth-northeast NNE
RecifeMon 11:34 AM1643 km1021 miles887 nmWest-southwest WSW
BissauMon 2:34 PM1785 km1109 miles964 nmNorth-northeast NNE
BanjulMon 2:34 PM1922 km1194 miles1038 nmNorth-northeast NNE
FortalezaMon 11:34 AM1976 km1228 miles1067 nmWest W
DakarMon 2:34 PM2034 km1264 miles1098 nmNorth N
PraiaMon 1:34 PM2049 km1273 miles1106 nmNorth N
YamoussoukroMon 2:34 PM2063 km1282 miles1114 nmEast-northeast ENE
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