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 04:08:00 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 04:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 37° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.73 meters/second, 1568.6 km/hour, 974.7 miles/hour or 847.0 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' 28.1" | 16.25 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.25 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 01.5" | 974.52 mi | west | 0° 09' 47.3" | 11.22 mi | south | 974.26 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 11' 05.5" | 888.17 mi | east | 3° 33' 43.6" | 244.93 mi | south | 914.54 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 |
|---|
| Nampula | Sun 6:08 AM | 269 km | 167 miles | 145 nm | SE |
| Blantyre | Sun 6:08 AM | 418 km | 260 miles | 226 nm | SW |
| Lilongwe | Sun 6:08 AM | 444 km | 276 miles | 240 nm | WSW |
| Moroni | Sun 7:08 AM | 623 km | 387 miles | 337 nm | ENE |
| Dar es Salaam | Sun 7:08 AM | 720 km | 448 miles | 389 nm | NNE |
| Mutsamudu | Sun 7:08 AM | 727 km | 452 miles | 392 nm | E |
| Zanzibar City | Sun 7:08 AM | 789 km | 490 miles | 426 nm | NNE |
| Beira | Sun 6:08 AM | 803 km | 499 miles | 434 nm | SSW |
| Dodoma | Sun 7:08 AM | 805 km | 500 miles | 435 nm | NNW |
| Mamoutzou | Sun 7:08 AM | 809 km | 503 miles | 437 nm | E |
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