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 06:16:00 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: 27%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 7, 2013 at 06:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 20° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.86 meters/second, 1536.7 km/hour, 954.9 miles/hour or 829.7 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' 25.7" | 15.91 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 45.7" | 954.61 mi | west | 0° 07' 35.4" | 8.70 mi | south | 954.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 04' 32.8" | 931.23 mi | east | 2° 31' 07.5" | 173.24 mi | south | 940.75 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 |
|---|
| Rundu * | Mon 8:16 AM | 111 km | 69 miles | 60 nm |  SSW |
| Huambo | Mon 7:16 AM | 669 km | 416 miles | 361 nm |  NW |
| Windhoek * | Mon 8:16 AM | 696 km | 433 miles | 376 nm | SSW |
| Lubango | Mon 7:16 AM | 752 km | 468 miles | 406 nm |  WNW |
| Lusaka | Mon 8:16 AM | 880 km | 547 miles | 475 nm |  E |
| Walvis Bay * | Mon 8:16 AM | 888 km | 552 miles | 479 nm |  SW |
| Francistown | Mon 8:16 AM | 899 km | 558 miles | 485 nm |  ESE |
| Lubumbashi | Mon 8:16 AM | 984 km | 611 miles | 531 nm |  NE |
| Molepolole | Mon 8:16 AM | 990 km | 615 miles | 535 nm |  SSE |
| Gaborone | Mon 8:16 AM | 1036 km | 644 miles | 559 nm |  SE |
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