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 22:22:00 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 22:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 0° 04' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.33 meters/second, 1524.0 km/hour, 947.0 miles/hour or 822.9 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' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 47.7" | 946.74 mi | west | 0° 04' 00.1" | 4.59 mi | south | 946.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 30.5" | 758.42 mi | east | 2° 01' 08.5" | 138.87 mi | south | 775.49 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 | Thu 11:22 PM | 692 km | 430 miles | 374 nm |  SSE |
| Ouagadougou | Thu 10:22 PM | 802 km | 498 miles | 433 nm |  SSW |
| Koudougou | Thu 10:22 PM | 838 km | 521 miles | 453 nm | SSW |
| Agadez | Thu 11:22 PM | 881 km | 548 miles | 476 nm |  ESE |
| Koutiala | Thu 10:22 PM | 981 km | 609 miles | 530 nm |  SW |
| Maradi | Thu 11:22 PM | 999 km | 621 miles | 539 nm |  SE |
| Bamako | Thu 10:22 PM | 1145 km | 711 miles | 618 nm | SW |
| Kano | Thu 11:22 PM | 1224 km | 760 miles | 661 nm | SE |
| Abuja | Thu 11:22 PM | 1371 km | 852 miles | 740 nm | SE |
| Porto Novo | Thu 11:22 PM | 1463 km | 909 miles | 790 nm | SSE |
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