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 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 00:38:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 00:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 0° 25' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.27 meters/second, 1541.8 km/hour, 958.0 miles/hour or 832.5 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' 28.9" | 15.97 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | south | 15.97 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 59.8" | 957.83 mi | west | 0° 08' 34.9" | 9.84 mi | south | 958.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 16' 32.8" | 811.89 mi | east | 3° 50' 58.1" | 264.69 mi | south | 861.28 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 |
|---|
| Niamey | Tue 1:38 AM | 433 km | 269 miles | 234 nm |  SSE |
| Ouagadougou | Tue 12:38 AM | 560 km | 348 miles | 303 nm |  SSW |
| Koudougou | Tue 12:38 AM | 612 km | 380 miles | 330 nm | SSW |
| Agadez | Tue 1:38 AM | 806 km | 501 miles | 435 nm |  E |
| Koutiala | Tue 12:38 AM | 818 km | 508 miles | 442 nm |  SW |
| Maradi | Tue 1:38 AM | 819 km | 509 miles | 442 nm |  ESE |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Tue 12:38 AM | 826 km | 513 miles | 446 nm | SW |
| Kara | Tue 12:38 AM | 836 km | 520 miles | 452 nm |  S |
| Tamale | Tue 12:38 AM | 859 km | 534 miles | 464 nm | S |
| Parakou | Tue 1:38 AM | 888 km | 552 miles | 479 nm | SSE |
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