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 02:48:00 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: 61%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 02:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 33° 00' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.92 meters/second, 1612.5 km/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 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' 31.2" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 18.10" | 1001.91 mi | west | 0° 11' 34.9" | 13.26 mi | south | 1001.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 05.5" | 808.48 mi | east | 4° 33' 09.2" | 312.86 mi | south | 863.93 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 |
|---|
| Mwanza | Fri 5:48 AM | 183 km | 113 miles | 99 nm |  N |
| Muyinga | Fri 4:48 AM | 331 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  WNW |
| Gitega | Fri 4:48 AM | 351 km | 218 miles | 190 nm | WNW |
| Dodoma | Fri 5:48 AM | 376 km | 233 miles | 203 nm |  SE |
| Butare | Fri 4:48 AM | 402 km | 250 miles | 217 nm | WNW |
| Kigali | Fri 4:48 AM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  NW |
| Bujumbura | Fri 4:48 AM | 416 km | 258 miles | 225 nm | WNW |
| Arusha | Fri 5:48 AM | 416 km | 259 miles | 225 nm |  ENE |
| Gitarama | Fri 4:48 AM | 429 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | WNW |
| Entebbe | Fri 5:48 AM | 471 km | 293 miles | 254 nm | N |
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