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, February 11, 2013 at 14:44:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 11, 2013 at 14:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 23° 13' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.65 meters/second, 1611.6 km/hour, 1001.4 miles/hour or 870.2 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' 29.9" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 02.9" | 1001.37 mi | west | 0° 12' 01.8" | 13.78 mi | north | 1001.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 46' 48.4" | 813.49 mi | east | 4° 47' 17.2" | 329.01 mi | north | 878.48 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 |
|---|
| Fernando de Noronha | Mon 12:44 PM | 1023 km | 636 miles | 552 nm | W |
| Recife | Mon 11:44 AM | 1393 km | 866 miles | 752 nm | WSW |
| Fortaleza | Mon 11:44 AM | 1707 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm | W |
| Freetown | Mon 2:44 PM | 1717 km | 1067 miles | 927 nm | NE |
| Monrovia | Mon 2:44 PM | 1747 km | 1086 miles | 943 nm | NE |
| Conakry | Mon 2:44 PM | 1773 km | 1101 miles | 957 nm | NE |
| Bissau | Mon 2:44 PM | 1885 km | 1171 miles | 1018 nm | NNE |
| Salvador | Mon 11:44 AM | 1987 km | 1234 miles | 1073 nm | WSW |
| Banjul | Mon 2:44 PM | 2000 km | 1243 miles | 1080 nm | NNE |
| Praia | Mon 1:44 PM | 2023 km | 1257 miles | 1092 nm | N |
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