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 Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 08:34:00 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: 17%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 08:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 1° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.26 meters/second, 1509.3 km/hour, 937.9 miles/hour or 815.0 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' 23.6" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.5" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 41.5" | 937.59 mi | west | 0° 04' 27.1" | 5.11 mi | south | 937.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 46' 35.7" | 962.44 mi | east | 1° 07' 33.7" | 77.46 mi | south | 962.11 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 |
|---|
| Jamestown | Tue 8:34 AM | 839 km | 521 miles | 453 nm |  WNW |
| Windhoek * | Tue 10:34 AM | 1686 km | 1048 miles | 911 nm |  ESE |
| Luanda | Tue 9:34 AM | 1771 km | 1101 miles | 956 nm |  NE |
| Kinshasa | Tue 9:34 AM | 2292 km | 1424 miles | 1238 nm | NE |
| Brazzaville | Tue 9:34 AM | 2295 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm | NE |
| São Tomé | Tue 8:34 AM | 2298 km | 1428 miles | 1241 nm |  NNE |
| Cape Town | Tue 10:34 AM | 2324 km | 1444 miles | 1255 nm |  SE |
| Libreville | Tue 9:34 AM | 2400 km | 1491 miles | 1296 nm | NNE |
| Gaborone | Tue 10:34 AM | 2608 km | 1621 miles | 1408 nm | ESE |
| Malabo | Tue 9:34 AM | 2725 km | 1693 miles | 1471 nm | NNE |
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