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 22:22:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 25, 2013 at 22:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 11° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.47 meters/second, 1542.5 km/hour, 958.4 miles/hour or 832.9 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' 31.1" | 15.97 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.98 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 07.0" | 958.27 mi | west | 0° 06' 08.7" | 7.05 mi | south | 958.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 25.7" | 757.37 mi | east | 2° 49' 51.9" | 194.68 mi | south | 787.35 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 | Fri 11:22 PM | 398 km | 247 miles | 215 nm |  W |
| Zinder | Fri 11:22 PM | 495 km | 307 miles | 267 nm |  SW |
| Maradi | Fri 11:22 PM | 657 km | 409 miles | 355 nm | SW |
| Ndjamena | Fri 11:22 PM | 691 km | 429 miles | 373 nm |  SSE |
| Kano | Fri 11:22 PM | 691 km | 430 miles | 373 nm |  SSW |
| Kaduna | Fri 11:22 PM | 892 km | 554 miles | 482 nm | SSW |
| Abuja | Fri 11:22 PM | 1036 km | 644 miles | 559 nm | SSW |
| Niamey | Fri 11:22 PM | 1116 km | 693 miles | 602 nm |  WSW |
| Yaoundé | Fri 11:22 PM | 1502 km | 934 miles | 811 nm |  S |
| Lagos | Fri 11:22 PM | 1516 km | 942 miles | 819 nm | SW |
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