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 02:28:00 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 02:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 37° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.96 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' 31.3" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 19.9" | 1002.01 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.1" | 13.27 mi | south | 1001.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 38.5" | 808.03 mi | east | 4° 33' 19.3" | 313.05 mi | south | 863.61 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 |
|---|
| Arusha | Fri 5:28 AM | 153 km | 95 miles | 83 nm |  WNW |
| Mombasa | Fri 5:28 AM | 203 km | 126 miles | 109 nm |  E |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 5:28 AM | 272 km | 169 miles | 147 nm |  SSE |
| Dodoma | Fri 5:28 AM | 327 km | 203 miles | 177 nm |  SW |
| Nairobi | Fri 5:28 AM | 332 km | 206 miles | 179 nm |  NNW |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 5:28 AM | 340 km | 211 miles | 184 nm | SSE |
| Nakuru | Fri 5:28 AM | 464 km | 288 miles | 250 nm | NNW |
| Mwanza | Fri 5:28 AM | 577 km | 358 miles | 312 nm | WNW |
| Kampala | Fri 5:28 AM | 763 km | 474 miles | 412 nm |  NW |
| Muyinga | Fri 4:28 AM | 846 km | 526 miles | 457 nm |  W |
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