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 08:42:00 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 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 29° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.54 meters/second, 1499.5 km/hour, 931.8 miles/hour or 809.7 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' 22.5" | 15.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 27.8" | 931.55 mi | west | 0° 02' 46.3" | 3.18 mi | north | 931.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 51' 00.2" | 962.35 mi | east | 1° 47' 02.7" | 122.73 mi | north | 975.53 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 |
|---|
| Bulawayo | Thu 10:42 AM | 61 km | 38 miles | 33 nm |  NW |
| Francistown | Thu 10:42 AM | 177 km | 110 miles | 96 nm |  WSW |
| Harare | Thu 10:42 AM | 362 km | 225 miles | 195 nm |  NE |
| Mutare | Thu 10:42 AM | 414 km | 257 miles | 223 nm |  ENE |
| Gaborone | Thu 10:42 AM | 563 km | 350 miles | 304 nm |  SW |
| Molepolole | Thu 10:42 AM | 566 km | 352 miles | 306 nm | SW |
| Lusaka | Thu 10:42 AM | 567 km | 352 miles | 306 nm |  N |
| Nelspruit | Thu 10:42 AM | 586 km | 364 miles | 316 nm |  SSE |
| Pretoria | Thu 10:42 AM | 589 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  S |
| Rustenburg | Thu 10:42 AM | 603 km | 375 miles | 326 nm |  SSW |
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