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 Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 11:20:00 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

The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth

Fraction of moon illuminated: 1%

Previous phase	New Moon	Friday, January 11, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Friday, January 18, 2013 at 11:45 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 16'	South
Longitude:	20° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.41 meters/second, 1549.5 km/hour, 962.8 miles/hour or 836.6 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' 25.4"	16.05 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 29.6"	962.68 mi	west	0° 09' 12.5"	10.55 mi	north	963.09 mi
24 hours	13° 24' 33.2"	894.92 mi	east	4° 03' 05.3"	278.53 mi	north	944.75 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 *	Sat 1:20 PM	297 km	184 miles	160 nm	S
Huambo	Sat 12:20 PM	555 km	345 miles	300 nm	WNW
Lubango	Sat 12:20 PM	722 km	449 miles	390 nm	W
Lusaka	Sat 1:20 PM	863 km	536 miles	466 nm	E
Windhoek *	Sat 1:20 PM	871 km	541 miles	470 nm	SSW
Lubumbashi	Sat 1:20 PM	884 km	549 miles	477 nm	ENE
Francistown	Sat 1:20 PM	1012 km	629 miles	547 nm	SE
Luanda	Sat 12:20 PM	1040 km	646 miles	561 nm	NW
Harare	Sat 1:20 PM	1192 km	741 miles	644 nm	ESE
Gaborone	Sat 1:20 PM	1198 km	745 miles	647 nm	SSE