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 Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 04:18:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 04:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 22° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.87 meters/second, 1594.3 km/hour, 990.7 miles/hour or 860.9 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' 29.9" | 16.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 51.1" | 990.55 mi | west | 0° 11' 00.2" | 12.61 mi | south | 990.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 23' 57.7" | 847.21 mi | east | 4° 11' 26.8" | 288.07 mi | south | 889.49 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 |
|---|
| Mbuji-Mayi | Sat 5:18 AM | 325 km | 202 miles | 175 nm |  NNE |
| Lubumbashi | Sat 6:18 AM | 575 km | 357 miles | 310 nm |  ESE |
| Huambo | Sat 5:18 AM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  WSW |
| Lusaka | Sat 6:18 AM | 905 km | 562 miles | 488 nm |  SE |
| Bujumbura | Sat 6:18 AM | 941 km | 584 miles | 508 nm |  NE |
| Gitega | Sat 6:18 AM | 985 km | 612 miles | 532 nm | NE |
| Kinshasa | Sat 5:18 AM | 993 km | 617 miles | 536 nm |  WNW |
| Brazzaville | Sat 5:18 AM | 999 km | 621 miles | 539 nm | WNW |
| Luanda | Sat 5:18 AM | 1072 km | 666 miles | 579 nm |  W |
| Kigali | Sat 6:18 AM | 1106 km | 687 miles | 597 nm | NE |
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