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 Monday, January 7, 2013 at 03:58:00 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: 28%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 7, 2013 at 03:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 53° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.62 meters/second, 1539.4 km/hour, 956.6 miles/hour or 831.2 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' 25.9" | 15.94 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.9" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.94 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 57.6" | 956.33 mi | west | 0° 07' 49.3" | 8.97 mi | south | 956.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 00' 04.8" | 927.77 mi | east | 2° 37' 31.1" | 180.57 mi | south | 938.58 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 |
|---|
| Toamasina | Mon 6:58 AM | 452 km | 281 miles | 244 nm |  WSW |
| Saint-Denis | Mon 7:58 AM | 511 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  SSE |
| Port Louis | Mon 7:58 AM | 580 km | 360 miles | 313 nm |  SE |
| Antananarivo | Mon 6:58 AM | 668 km | 415 miles | 361 nm | WSW |
| Antsirabe | Mon 6:58 AM | 757 km | 470 miles | 409 nm | WSW |
| Mamoutzou | Mon 6:58 AM | 978 km | 608 miles | 528 nm |  WNW |
| Moroni | Mon 6:58 AM | 1220 km | 758 miles | 659 nm | WNW |
| Victoria | Mon 7:58 AM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 732 nm |  N |
| Dar es Salaam | Mon 6:58 AM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  NW |
| Lilongwe | Mon 5:58 AM | 2126 km | 1321 miles | 1148 nm |  W |
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