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 01:18:00 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 01:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 53' | South |
| Longitude: | 54° 48' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.11 meters/second, 1613.2 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' 23.1" | 1002.34 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.7" | 13.28 mi | south | 1002.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 05.3" | 806.46 mi | east | 4° 33' 53.5" | 313.70 mi | south | 862.50 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 5:18 AM | 110 km | 68 miles | 60 nm |  SE |
| Mogadishu | Fri 4:18 AM | 1239 km | 770 miles | 669 nm |  WNW |
| Moroni | Fri 4:18 AM | 1530 km | 951 miles | 826 nm |  SW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 4:18 AM | 1749 km | 1087 miles | 944 nm |  WSW |
| Port Louis | Fri 5:18 AM | 1826 km | 1134 miles | 986 nm |  S |
| Antananarivo | Fri 4:18 AM | 1842 km | 1145 miles | 995 nm |  SSW |
| Saint-Denis | Fri 5:18 AM | 1882 km | 1170 miles | 1016 nm | S |
| Diego Garcia | Fri 7:18 AM | 1989 km | 1236 miles | 1074 nm |  ESE |
| Nairobi | Fri 4:18 AM | 2019 km | 1255 miles | 1090 nm |  W |
| Dodoma | Fri 4:18 AM | 2127 km | 1322 miles | 1149 nm | W |
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