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 22:12:00 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 22:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 2° 29' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.30 meters/second, 1523.9 km/hour, 946.9 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' 30.7" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 47.6" | 946.67 mi | west | 0° 03' 59.2" | 4.57 mi | south | 946.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 33.6" | 758.42 mi | east | 2° 00' 47.1" | 138.46 mi | south | 775.41 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 11:12 PM | 644 km | 400 miles | 348 nm |  ESE |
| Niamey | Thu 11:12 PM | 660 km | 410 miles | 356 nm |  S |
| Maradi | Thu 11:12 PM | 824 km | 512 miles | 445 nm |  SE |
| Ouagadougou | Thu 10:12 PM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  SSW |
| Zinder | Thu 11:12 PM | 934 km | 580 miles | 504 nm | SE |
| Koudougou | Thu 10:12 PM | 952 km | 592 miles | 514 nm | SSW |
| Kano | Thu 11:12 PM | 1048 km | 651 miles | 566 nm | SE |
| Abuja | Thu 11:12 PM | 1245 km | 774 miles | 672 nm |  SSE |
| Bamako | Thu 10:12 PM | 1351 km | 840 miles | 730 nm |  WSW |
| Porto Novo | Thu 11:12 PM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 774 nm | S |
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