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 Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 11:30:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 11:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 11' | South |
| Longitude: | 31° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.69 meters/second, 1579.3 km/hour, 981.3 miles/hour or 852.7 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' 27.5" | 16.36 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.36 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 33.4" | 981.25 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.6" | 12.58 mi | north | 981.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 36' 29.6" | 855.65 mi | east | 4° 35' 05.6" | 315.12 mi | north | 917.30 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 |
|---|
| Lubumbashi | Sun 1:30 PM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm | W |
| Lilongwe | Sun 1:30 PM | 417 km | 259 miles | 225 nm | SE |
| Lusaka | Sun 1:30 PM | 560 km | 348 miles | 302 nm | SW |
| Blantyre | Sun 1:30 PM | 655 km | 407 miles | 354 nm | SE |
| Harare | Sun 1:30 PM | 735 km | 457 miles | 397 nm | S |
| Dodoma | Sun 2:30 PM | 747 km | 464 miles | 403 nm | NE |
| Gitega | Sun 1:30 PM | 869 km | 540 miles | 469 nm | N |
| Bujumbura | Sun 1:30 PM | 888 km | 552 miles | 480 nm | NNW |
| Muyinga | Sun 1:30 PM | 927 km | 576 miles | 501 nm | N |
| Butare | Sun 1:30 PM | 963 km | 598 miles | 520 nm | N |
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