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 04:48:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 04:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 05' | South |
| Longitude: | 15° 44' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.74 meters/second, 1593.9 km/hour, 990.4 miles/hour or 860.6 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' 29.8" | 16.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 49.0" | 990.26 mi | west | 0° 10' 59.2" | 12.59 mi | south | 990.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 24' 52.8" | 848.04 mi | east | 4° 10' 50.2" | 287.37 mi | south | 890.01 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 |
|---|
| Luanda | Sat 5:48 AM | 276 km | 172 miles | 149 nm |  W |
| Huambo | Sat 5:48 AM | 408 km | 254 miles | 220 nm |  S |
| Kinshasa | Sat 5:48 AM | 529 km | 329 miles | 286 nm |  N |
| Brazzaville | Sat 5:48 AM | 536 km | 333 miles | 289 nm | N |
| Cabinda | Sat 5:48 AM | 552 km | 343 miles | 298 nm |  NW |
| Dolisie | Sat 5:48 AM | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  NNW |
| Pointe-Noire | Sat 5:48 AM | 639 km | 397 miles | 345 nm | NW |
| Lubango | Sat 5:48 AM | 689 km | 428 miles | 372 nm |  SSW |
| Franceville | Sat 5:48 AM | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm | NNW |
| Mbuji-Mayi | Sat 5:48 AM | 927 km | 576 miles | 501 nm |  ENE |
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