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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 12:44:00 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: 36%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 12:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 60° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.79 meters/second, 1604.8 km/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.5 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' 32.3" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.3" | 997.16 mi | west | 0° 10' 29.9" | 12.03 mi | north | 997.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 07.7" | 754.53 mi | east | 3° 57' 40.9" | 272.27 mi | north | 798.34 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 |
|---|
| Victoria | Thu 4:44 PM | 1451 km | 902 miles | 784 nm |  SSW |
| Male | Thu 5:44 PM | 1502 km | 933 miles | 811 nm |  ESE |
| Mogadishu | Thu 3:44 PM | 1774 km | 1102 miles | 958 nm |  WSW |
| Aden | Thu 3:44 PM | 1782 km | 1107 miles | 962 nm |  WNW |
| Muscat | Thu 4:44 PM | 1789 km | 1111 miles | 966 nm |  N |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 6:14 PM | 1831 km | 1138 miles | 989 nm |  E |
| Mumbai | Thu 6:14 PM | 1847 km | 1148 miles | 997 nm |  NE |
| Pune | Thu 6:14 PM | 1900 km | 1180 miles | 1026 nm | NE |
| Djibouti | Thu 3:44 PM | 1943 km | 1207 miles | 1049 nm | WNW |
| Sana | Thu 3:44 PM | 1961 km | 1219 miles | 1059 nm | WNW |
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