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 1, 2013 at 02:24:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 18' | North |
| Longitude: | 5° 31' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.80 meters/second, 1597.7 km/hour, 992.7 miles/hour or 862.7 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' 32.4" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 29.0" | 992.68 mi | west | 0° 10' 05.4" | 11.56 mi | south | 992.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 02.5" | 749.86 mi | east | 4° 13' 46.5" | 290.67 mi | south | 807.80 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 |
|---|
| Abuja | Tue 3:24 AM | 183 km | 114 miles | 99 nm |  E |
| Kaduna | Tue 3:24 AM | 249 km | 155 miles | 135 nm |  ENE |
| Ibadan | Tue 3:24 AM | 278 km | 173 miles | 150 nm |  SW |
| Parakou | Tue 3:24 AM | 318 km | 197 miles | 172 nm |  W |
| Benin City | Tue 3:24 AM | 329 km | 204 miles | 177 nm |  S |
| Enugu | Tue 3:24 AM | 385 km | 239 miles | 208 nm |  SE |
| Lagos | Tue 3:24 AM | 396 km | 246 miles | 214 nm | SW |
| Porto Novo | Tue 3:24 AM | 433 km | 269 miles | 234 nm | SW |
| Kano | Tue 3:24 AM | 443 km | 275 miles | 239 nm |  NE |
| Cotonou | Tue 3:24 AM | 470 km | 292 miles | 254 nm | SW |
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