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 Friday, January 18, 2013 at 13:46:00 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 13:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 39' | North |
| Longitude: | 56° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.47 meters/second, 1585.7 km/hour, 985.3 miles/hour or 856.2 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' 32.4" | 16.42 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.42 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 30.2" | 985.21 mi | west | 0° 09' 08.3" | 10.47 mi | north | 985.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 12.1" | 747.78 mi | east | 3° 21' 32.7" | 230.94 mi | north | 777.90 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 |
|---|
| Salalah | Fri 5:46 PM | 640 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  NNW |
| Bosaso | Fri 4:46 PM | 783 km | 486 miles | 423 nm |  W |
| Aden | Fri 4:46 PM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm | W |
| Muscat | Fri 5:46 PM | 1343 km | 834 miles | 725 nm |  N |
| Sana | Fri 4:46 PM | 1374 km | 854 miles | 742 nm |  WNW |
| Abu Dhabi | Fri 5:46 PM | 1431 km | 889 miles | 773 nm | N |
| Djibouti | Fri 4:46 PM | 1439 km | 894 miles | 777 nm | W |
| Dubai | Fri 5:46 PM | 1511 km | 939 miles | 816 nm | N |
| Doha | Fri 4:46 PM | 1591 km | 989 miles | 859 nm | NNW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 4:46 PM | 1615 km | 1003 miles | 872 nm |  SW |
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