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 02:34:00 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: 80%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 03'	North
Longitude:	14° 05'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.98 meters/second, 1612.7 km/hour, 1002.1 miles/hour or 870.8 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"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 32.2"	1002.07 mi	west	0° 11' 02.1"	12.64 mi	south	1002.29 mi
24 hours	11° 02' 21.8"	760.71 mi	east	4° 31' 37.6"	311.08 mi	south	823.57 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
Berbérati	Wed 3:34 AM	209 km	130 miles	113 nm	ESE
Yaoundé	Wed 3:34 AM	314 km	195 miles	170 nm	WSW
Ebebiyín	Wed 3:34 AM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	SW
Bamenda	Wed 3:34 AM	447 km	278 miles	241 nm	WNW
Moundou	Wed 3:34 AM	447 km	278 miles	241 nm	NNE
Garoua	Wed 3:34 AM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	N
Bimbo	Wed 3:34 AM	487 km	303 miles	263 nm	E
Douala	Wed 3:34 AM	498 km	310 miles	269 nm	WSW
Bangui	Wed 3:34 AM	502 km	312 miles	271 nm	E
Impfondo	Wed 3:34 AM	583 km	362 miles	315 nm	SE