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 24, 2013 at 19:52:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 19:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 36° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.90 meters/second, 1522.4 km/hour, 946.0 miles/hour or 822.1 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' 30.8" | 15.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.4" | 945.78 mi | west | 0° 03' 46.2" | 4.32 mi | south | 945.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 16.8" | 758.51 mi | east | 1° 55' 44.10" | 132.69 mi | south | 774.34 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 |
|---|
| Port Sudan | Thu 10:52 PM | 91 km | 56 miles | 49 nm |  E |
| Jeddah | Thu 10:52 PM | 360 km | 224 miles | 195 nm |  NE |
| Makkah | Thu 10:52 PM | 414 km | 257 miles | 224 nm |  ENE |
| Kassala | Thu 10:52 PM | 460 km | 286 miles | 249 nm |  S |
| Keren | Thu 10:52 PM | 479 km | 298 miles | 259 nm |  SSE |
| Teseney | Thu 10:52 PM | 499 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | S |
| Asmara | Thu 10:52 PM | 547 km | 340 miles | 295 nm | SSE |
| Khartoum | Thu 10:52 PM | 600 km | 373 miles | 324 nm |  SW |
| Medina | Thu 10:52 PM | 634 km | 394 miles | 343 nm |  NNE |
| Mek'ele | Thu 10:52 PM | 754 km | 469 miles | 407 nm | SSE |
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