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 Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 03:48:00 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: 39%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 03:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 42° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.84 meters/second, 1569.0 km/hour, 974.9 miles/hour or 847.2 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' 28.0" | 16.25 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.25 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 03.3" | 974.77 mi | west | 0° 09' 48.6" | 11.24 mi | south | 974.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 10' 23.8" | 887.59 mi | east | 3° 34' 22.7" | 245.67 mi | south | 914.19 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 |
|---|
| Moroni | Sun 6:48 AM | 177 km | 110 miles | 95 nm |  NNE |
| Mutsamudu | Sun 6:48 AM | 221 km | 137 miles | 119 nm |  ENE |
| Mamoutzou | Sun 6:48 AM | 287 km | 178 miles | 155 nm |  E |
| Nampula | Sun 5:48 AM | 425 km | 264 miles | 229 nm |  WSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 6:48 AM | 785 km | 488 miles | 424 nm |  NNW |
| Antananarivo | Sun 6:48 AM | 830 km | 516 miles | 448 nm |  SE |
| Zanzibar City | Sun 6:48 AM | 854 km | 531 miles | 461 nm | NNW |
| Antsirabe | Sun 6:48 AM | 884 km | 550 miles | 478 nm |  SSE |
| Toamasina | Sun 6:48 AM | 917 km | 570 miles | 495 nm | SE |
| Lilongwe | Sun 5:48 AM | 962 km | 598 miles | 519 nm |  W |
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