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 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 03:08:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 03:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 16° 53' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.52 meters/second, 1618.3 km/hour, 1005.5 miles/hour or 873.8 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' 32.2" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 09.5" | 1005.51 mi | west | 0° 11' 33.3" | 13.23 mi | south | 1005.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 17' 00.8" | 780.53 mi | east | 4° 38' 36.4" | 319.07 mi | south | 842.65 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 |
|---|
| Impfondo | Thu 4:08 AM | 187 km | 116 miles | 101 nm |  NE |
| Franceville | Thu 4:08 AM | 431 km | 268 miles | 233 nm |  WSW |
| Berbérati | Thu 4:08 AM | 443 km | 275 miles | 239 nm |  NNW |
| Bimbo | Thu 4:08 AM | 457 km | 284 miles | 247 nm |  NNE |
| Bangui | Thu 4:08 AM | 475 km | 295 miles | 257 nm | NNE |
| Brazzaville | Thu 4:08 AM | 547 km | 340 miles | 295 nm |  SSW |
| Kinshasa | Thu 4:08 AM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm | SSW |
| Ebebiyín | Thu 4:08 AM | 647 km | 402 miles | 349 nm |  WNW |
| Dolisie | Thu 4:08 AM | 692 km | 430 miles | 374 nm |  SW |
| Yaoundé | Thu 4:08 AM | 708 km | 440 miles | 382 nm | WNW |
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