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 Friday, January 4, 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: 62%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 01:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 57° 13' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.13 meters/second, 1613.3 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.1 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' 31.3" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 23.4" | 1002.39 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.8" | 13.28 mi | south | 1002.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 52.0" | 806.23 mi | east | 4° 33' 58.2" | 313.79 mi | south | 862.34 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Fri 5:08 AM | 213 km | 133 miles | 115 nm |  WSW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 4:08 AM | 1473 km | 915 miles | 795 nm |  WNW |
| Diego Garcia | Fri 7:08 AM | 1728 km | 1074 miles | 933 nm |  ESE |
| Moroni | Fri 4:08 AM | 1759 km | 1093 miles | 950 nm | WSW |
| Port Louis | Fri 5:08 AM | 1806 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  S |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 5:08 AM | 1894 km | 1177 miles | 1023 nm | S |
| Antananarivo | Fri 4:08 AM | 1973 km | 1226 miles | 1065 nm |  SSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 4:08 AM | 2014 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm |  W |
| Male | Fri 6:08 AM | 2018 km | 1254 miles | 1090 nm |  ENE |
| Nairobi | Fri 4:08 AM | 2286 km | 1420 miles | 1234 nm | W |
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