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 01:48:00 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 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 58' | South |
| Longitude: | 47° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.05 meters/second, 1613.0 km/hour, 1002.3 miles/hour or 870.9 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" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 21.7" | 1002.20 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.5" | 13.28 mi | south | 1002.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 45.0" | 807.13 mi | east | 4° 33' 39.2" | 313.43 mi | south | 862.98 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Fri 4:48 AM | 708 km | 440 miles | 383 nm |  NNW |
| Mombasa | Fri 4:48 AM | 873 km | 542 miles | 471 nm |  W |
| Victoria | Fri 5:48 AM | 882 km | 548 miles | 476 nm |  E |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 4:48 AM | 956 km | 594 miles | 516 nm |  WSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 4:48 AM | 966 km | 600 miles | 522 nm | WSW |
| Mutsamudu | Fri 4:48 AM | 969 km | 602 miles | 523 nm |  SSW |
| Moroni | Fri 4:48 AM | 969 km | 602 miles | 523 nm | SSW |
| Mamoutzou | Fri 4:48 AM | 1007 km | 625 miles | 543 nm | SSW |
| Nairobi | Fri 4:48 AM | 1228 km | 763 miles | 663 nm |  WNW |
| Dodoma | Fri 4:48 AM | 1329 km | 826 miles | 718 nm | W |
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