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 17:36:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 17:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 0° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.53 meters/second, 1582.3 km/hour, 983.2 miles/hour or 854.4 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" | 16.39 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.39 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 29.0" | 983.09 mi | west | 0° 08' 54.1" | 10.20 mi | north | 982.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 11.6" | 747.31 mi | east | 3° 15' 22.5" | 223.88 mi | north | 775.32 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 |
|---|
| Niamey | Fri 6:36 PM | 217 km | 135 miles | 117 nm |  NE |
| Ouagadougou | Fri 5:36 PM | 232 km | 144 miles | 125 nm |  W |
| Kara | Fri 5:36 PM | 304 km | 189 miles | 164 nm |  SSE |
| Koudougou | Fri 5:36 PM | 323 km | 201 miles | 174 nm | W |
| Tamale | Fri 5:36 PM | 351 km | 218 miles | 189 nm |  SSW |
| Sokodé | Fri 5:36 PM | 364 km | 226 miles | 197 nm |  S |
| Parakou | Fri 6:36 PM | 390 km | 242 miles | 210 nm |  SE |
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Fri 5:36 PM | 546 km | 339 miles | 295 nm |  WSW |
| Ibadan | Fri 6:36 PM | 648 km | 403 miles | 350 nm | SE |
| Kumasi | Fri 5:36 PM | 659 km | 410 miles | 356 nm | SSW |
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