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 22:02:00 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 22:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 4° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.27 meters/second, 1523.8 km/hour, 946.8 miles/hour or 822.8 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" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 47.5" | 946.61 mi | west | 0° 03' 58.3" | 4.56 mi | south | 946.81 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 36.8" | 758.43 mi | east | 2° 00' 25.6" | 138.05 mi | south | 775.34 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 |
|---|
| Agadez | Thu 11:02 PM | 427 km | 266 miles | 231 nm |  SE |
| Maradi | Thu 11:02 PM | 702 km | 436 miles | 379 nm |  SSE |
| Niamey | Thu 11:02 PM | 724 km | 450 miles | 391 nm |  SSW |
| Zinder | Thu 11:02 PM | 763 km | 474 miles | 412 nm | SE |
| Kano | Thu 11:02 PM | 913 km | 567 miles | 493 nm | SSE |
| Ouagadougou | Thu 10:02 PM | 1045 km | 649 miles | 564 nm |  SW |
| Abuja | Thu 11:02 PM | 1165 km | 724 miles | 629 nm | SSE |
| Ndjamena | Thu 11:02 PM | 1358 km | 844 miles | 733 nm | SE |
| Lagos | Thu 11:02 PM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  S |
| Porto Novo | Thu 11:02 PM | 1453 km | 903 miles | 785 nm | S |
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