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 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 01:08:00 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: 81%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 01:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 19' | North |
| Longitude: | 34° 56' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.80 meters/second, 1612.1 km/hour, 1001.7 miles/hour or 870.5 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' 32.4" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 32.7" | 1001.67 mi | west | 0° 10' 59.4" | 12.59 mi | south | 1001.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 52.7" | 759.83 mi | east | 4° 30' 51.6" | 310.20 mi | south | 822.55 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 |
|---|
| Juba | Wed 4:08 AM | 373 km | 232 miles | 201 nm |  W |
| Gulu | Wed 4:08 AM | 405 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  SW |
| Lira | Wed 4:08 AM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  SSW |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 4:08 AM | 589 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  NE |
| Malakal | Wed 4:08 AM | 589 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  NW |
| Adama | Wed 4:08 AM | 599 km | 372 miles | 323 nm | NE |
| Kampala | Wed 4:08 AM | 610 km | 379 miles | 330 nm | SSW |
| Nakuru | Wed 4:08 AM | 634 km | 394 miles | 342 nm |  SSE |
| Entebbe | Wed 4:08 AM | 642 km | 399 miles | 347 nm | SSW |
| Nairobi | Wed 4:08 AM | 759 km | 472 miles | 410 nm | SSE |
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