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 Friday, January 25, 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 25, 2013 at 22:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 16° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.38 meters/second, 1542.2 km/hour, 958.3 miles/hour or 832.7 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' 31.1" | 15.97 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.97 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 06.6" | 958.08 mi | west | 0° 06' 07.1" | 7.01 mi | south | 958.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 34.0" | 757.39 mi | east | 2° 49' 13.9" | 193.96 mi | south | 787.18 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 |
|---|
| Ndjamena | Fri 11:02 PM | 614 km | 381 miles | 331 nm |  SSW |
| Zinder | Fri 11:02 PM | 904 km | 562 miles | 488 nm |  WSW |
| Agadez | Fri 11:02 PM | 911 km | 566 miles | 492 nm |  W |
| Sarh | Fri 11:02 PM | 942 km | 585 miles | 509 nm |  SSE |
| Moundou | Fri 11:02 PM | 986 km | 612 miles | 532 nm |  S |
| Kano | Fri 11:02 PM | 1054 km | 655 miles | 569 nm |  SW |
| Abuja | Fri 11:02 PM | 1366 km | 849 miles | 737 nm | SW |
| Bangui | Fri 11:02 PM | 1466 km | 911 miles | 791 nm | S |
| Yaoundé | Fri 11:02 PM | 1602 km | 996 miles | 865 nm | SSW |
| Niamey | Fri 11:02 PM | 1607 km | 999 miles | 868 nm | WSW |
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