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 20:42:00 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 20:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 24° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.04 meters/second, 1522.9 km/hour, 946.3 miles/hour or 822.3 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" | 15.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.8" | 946.09 mi | west | 0° 03' 50.8" | 4.41 mi | south | 946.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 01.6" | 758.48 mi | east | 1° 57' 33.2" | 134.76 mi | south | 774.72 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 |
|---|
| Kufra | Thu 9:42 PM | 523 km | 325 miles | 283 nm |  N |
| Khartoum | Thu 11:42 PM | 981 km | 610 miles | 530 nm |  ESE |
| Ndjamena | Thu 9:42 PM | 1284 km | 798 miles | 693 nm |  SW |
| Al Jizah | Thu 10:42 PM | 1354 km | 841 miles | 731 nm |  NNE |
| Cairo | Thu 10:42 PM | 1358 km | 844 miles | 733 nm | NNE |
| Alexandria | Thu 10:42 PM | 1412 km | 877 miles | 762 nm | NNE |
| Asmara | Thu 11:42 PM | 1627 km | 1011 miles | 879 nm | ESE |
| Makkah | Thu 11:42 PM | 1636 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm |  E |
| Medina | Thu 11:42 PM | 1675 km | 1041 miles | 904 nm |  ENE |
| Bethlehem | Thu 10:42 PM | 1735 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  NE |
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