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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 Moon symbol symbolizes the position of the Moon, and the yellow sun Sun symbol symbolizes the position of the sun.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 4%
Previous phaseNew MoonFriday, January 11, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Next phaseFirst QuarterFriday, January 18, 2013 at 11:45 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
Latitude: 11° 13' South
Longitude: 33° 36' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.63 meters/second, 1579.1 km/hour, 981.2 miles/hour or 852.6 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude differenceLatitude differenceTotal
laterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 27.5"16.35 miwest0° 00' 10.8"0.21 minorth16.35 mi
1 hour14° 27' 32.6"981.13 miwest0° 10' 58.1"12.57 minorth981.52 mi
24 hours12° 36' 48.4"855.92 mieast4° 34' 56.7"314.95 minorth917.51 mi

Locations with the moon near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with moon near zenith position in the sky.
LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
LilongweSun 1:20 PM307 km191 miles166 nmSouth S
BlantyreSun 1:20 PM528 km328 miles285 nmSouth-southeast SSE
DodomaSun 2:20 PM603 km375 miles325 nmNorth-northeast NNE
LubumbashiSun 1:20 PM670 km417 miles362 nmWest W
LusakaSun 1:20 PM739 km459 miles399 nmSouthwest SW
NampulaSun 1:20 PM749 km466 miles405 nmSoutheast SE
HarareSun 1:20 PM782 km486 miles422 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Dar es SalaamSun 2:20 PM791 km492 miles427 nmNortheast NE
Zanzibar CitySun 2:20 PM831 km516 miles449 nmNortheast NE
GitegaSun 1:20 PM952 km591 miles514 nmNorth-northwest NNW
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