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 17:54:00 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 17:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 17' | North |
| Longitude: | 3° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.45 meters/second, 1582.0 km/hour, 983.0 miles/hour or 854.2 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" | 16.38 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.38 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.9" | 982.92 mi | west | 0° 08' 53.1" | 10.18 mi | north | 982.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 16.6" | 747.27 mi | east | 3° 14' 53.2" | 223.32 mi | north | 775.13 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 |
|---|
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Fri 5:54 PM | 135 km | 84 miles | 73 nm |  SSW |
| Koudougou | Fri 5:54 PM | 152 km | 94 miles | 82 nm |  E |
| Koutiala | Fri 5:54 PM | 186 km | 116 miles | 100 nm |  W |
| Sikasso | Fri 5:54 PM | 234 km | 146 miles | 127 nm |  WSW |
| Ouagadougou | Fri 5:54 PM | 243 km | 151 miles | 131 nm | E |
| Tamale | Fri 5:54 PM | 451 km | 280 miles | 243 nm |  SE |
| Bamako | Fri 5:54 PM | 462 km | 287 miles | 250 nm | W |
| Bouaké | Fri 5:54 PM | 526 km | 327 miles | 284 nm | SSW |
| Kara | Fri 5:54 PM | 620 km | 385 miles | 335 nm |  ESE |
| Yamoussoukro | Fri 5:54 PM | 626 km | 389 miles | 338 nm | SSW |
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