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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 20:52:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 20:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 1° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.84 meters/second, 1511.4 km/hour, 939.2 miles/hour or 816.1 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.7" | 938.89 mi | west | 0° 00' 45.3" | 0.87 mi | north | 938.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 16.0" | 757.24 mi | east | 0° 08' 32.4" | 9.79 mi | south | 757.66 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 | Tue 9:52 PM | 893 km | 555 miles | 482 nm |  SSE |
| Ouagadougou | Tue 8:52 PM | 929 km | 577 miles | 501 nm |  S |
| Koudougou | Tue 8:52 PM | 946 km | 588 miles | 511 nm | S |
| Koutiala | Tue 8:52 PM | 1015 km | 631 miles | 548 nm |  SSW |
| Bamako | Tue 8:52 PM | 1129 km | 701 miles | 609 nm |  SW |
| Marrakech | Tue 8:52 PM | 1363 km | 847 miles | 736 nm |  NNW |
| El Aaiún | Tue 8:52 PM | 1377 km | 856 miles | 744 nm |  WNW |
| Kano | Tue 9:52 PM | 1449 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  SE |
| Fes | Tue 8:52 PM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm | NNW |
| Nouakchott | Tue 8:52 PM | 1540 km | 957 miles | 832 nm |  W |
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