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 Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:34:00 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: 18%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 36' | South |
| Longitude: | 40° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.71 meters/second, 1615.4 km/hour, 1003.7 miles/hour or 872.2 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' 30.8" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.1" | 1003.75 mi | west | 0° 11' 57.0" | 13.69 mi | north | 1003.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 24' 59.3" | 789.43 mi | east | 4° 42' 05.7" | 323.06 mi | north | 853.00 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 |
|---|
| Mombasa | Tue 3:34 PM | 278 km | 173 miles | 150 nm |  SSW |
| Nairobi | Tue 3:34 PM | 384 km | 239 miles | 207 nm |  W |
| Arusha | Tue 3:34 PM | 444 km | 276 miles | 240 nm |  WSW |
| Nakuru | Tue 3:34 PM | 487 km | 303 miles | 263 nm |  WNW |
| Zanzibar City | Tue 3:34 PM | 518 km | 322 miles | 279 nm | SSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Tue 3:34 PM | 586 km | 364 miles | 317 nm |  S |
| Mogadishu | Tue 3:34 PM | 695 km | 432 miles | 375 nm |  NE |
| Dodoma | Tue 3:34 PM | 711 km | 442 miles | 384 nm |  SW |
| Mwanza | Tue 3:34 PM | 824 km | 512 miles | 445 nm | W |
| Kampala | Tue 3:34 PM | 880 km | 547 miles | 475 nm | WNW |
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