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 Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 07:44:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 07:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 42° 57' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.42 meters/second, 1499.1 km/hour, 931.5 miles/hour or 809.5 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' 22.3" | 15.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 26.6" | 931.27 mi | west | 0° 02' 37.4" | 3.01 mi | north | 931.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 51' 57.6" | 963.12 mi | east | 1° 43' 42.2" | 118.90 mi | north | 975.67 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 |
|---|
| Antsirabe | Thu 10:44 AM | 434 km | 269 miles | 234 nm |  E |
| Antananarivo | Thu 10:44 AM | 512 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  ENE |
| Nampula | Thu 9:44 AM | 715 km | 444 miles | 386 nm |  NNW |
| Toamasina | Thu 10:44 AM | 728 km | 452 miles | 393 nm | ENE |
| Beira | Thu 9:44 AM | 851 km | 529 miles | 459 nm |  W |
| Mamoutzou | Thu 10:44 AM | 891 km | 554 miles | 481 nm |  NNE |
| Mutsamudu | Thu 10:44 AM | 939 km | 583 miles | 507 nm |  N |
| Moroni | Thu 10:44 AM | 982 km | 610 miles | 530 nm | N |
| Lilongwe | Thu 9:44 AM | 1214 km | 754 miles | 655 nm |  NW |
| Maputo | Thu 9:44 AM | 1219 km | 757 miles | 658 nm |  WSW |
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