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 22:38:00 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 22:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 7° 49' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.53 meters/second, 1542.7 km/hour, 958.6 miles/hour or 833.0 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' 31.0" | 15.98 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.98 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 07.2" | 958.42 mi | west | 0° 06' 10.2" | 7.07 mi | south | 958.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 19.0" | 757.36 mi | east | 2° 50' 22.1" | 195.26 mi | south | 787.49 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 |
|---|
| Agadez | Fri 11:38 PM | 51 km | 32 miles | 28 nm |  SSE |
| Zinder | Fri 11:38 PM | 417 km | 259 miles | 225 nm | SSE |
| Maradi | Fri 11:38 PM | 439 km | 273 miles | 237 nm |  S |
| Kano | Fri 11:38 PM | 603 km | 374 miles | 325 nm | S |
| Niamey | Fri 11:38 PM | 749 km | 465 miles | 404 nm |  SW |
| Kaduna | Fri 11:38 PM | 763 km | 474 miles | 412 nm | S |
| Abuja | Fri 11:38 PM | 913 km | 567 miles | 493 nm | S |
| Ndjamena | Fri 11:38 PM | 974 km | 605 miles | 526 nm |  SE |
| Ouagadougou | Fri 10:38 PM | 1150 km | 714 miles | 621 nm |  WSW |
| Lagos | Fri 11:38 PM | 1305 km | 811 miles | 705 nm |  SSW |
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