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 Wednesday, January 16, 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: 26%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 51° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.74 meters/second, 1615.5 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 31.8" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 55.3" | 1003.80 mi | west | 0° 11' 27.1" | 13.12 mi | north | 1003.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 12.8" | 768.13 mi | east | 4° 24' 44.8" | 303.22 mi | north | 823.62 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 |
|---|
| Mogadishu | Wed 3:34 PM | 714 km | 444 miles | 386 nm |  W |
| Bosaso | Wed 3:34 PM | 946 km | 588 miles | 511 nm |  NNW |
| Victoria | Wed 4:34 PM | 951 km | 591 miles | 514 nm |  SSE |
| Aden | Wed 3:34 PM | 1304 km | 810 miles | 704 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Wed 3:34 PM | 1329 km | 826 miles | 718 nm | NW |
| Addis Ababa | Wed 3:34 PM | 1572 km | 977 miles | 849 nm |  WNW |
| Sana | Wed 3:34 PM | 1583 km | 984 miles | 855 nm | NNW |
| Nairobi | Wed 3:34 PM | 1722 km | 1070 miles | 930 nm |  WSW |
| Dar es Salaam | Wed 3:34 PM | 1759 km | 1093 miles | 950 nm |  SW |
| Moroni | Wed 3:34 PM | 1876 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm |  SSW |
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