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 Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 23:38:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 23:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 4° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.11 meters/second, 1566.4 km/hour, 973.3 miles/hour or 845.8 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' 31.5" | 16.22 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.22 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 33.5" | 973.18 mi | west | 0° 08' 07.6" | 9.31 mi | south | 973.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 18' 02.8" | 757.16 mi | east | 3° 33' 28.0" | 244.58 mi | south | 800.94 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 |
|---|
| Maradi | Sun 12:38 AM | 273 km | 169 miles | 147 nm |  ESE |
| Niamey | Sun 12:38 AM | 304 km | 189 miles | 164 nm |  WSW |
| Agadez | Sun 12:38 AM | 445 km | 277 miles | 240 nm |  NE |
| Zinder | Sun 12:38 AM | 461 km | 286 miles | 249 nm |  E |
| Kano | Sun 12:38 AM | 487 km | 303 miles | 263 nm | ESE |
| Kaduna | Sun 12:38 AM | 521 km | 324 miles | 281 nm |  SE |
| Parakou | Sun 12:38 AM | 610 km | 379 miles | 329 nm |  SSW |
| Abuja | Sun 12:38 AM | 638 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  SSE |
| Ouagadougou | Sat 11:38 PM | 719 km | 447 miles | 388 nm | WSW |
| Ibadan | Sun 12:38 AM | 786 km | 489 miles | 425 nm |  S |
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