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 Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 23:20:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 23:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 20° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.30 meters/second, 1588.7 km/hour, 987.2 miles/hour or 857.8 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' 31.8" | 16.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 55.8" | 987.09 mi | west | 0° 09' 38.5" | 11.05 mi | south | 987.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 56.0" | 759.58 mi | east | 4° 05' 17.9" | 280.99 mi | south | 814.16 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 |
|---|
| Sarh | Mon 12:20 AM | 298 km | 185 miles | 161 nm | SW |
| Moundou | Mon 12:20 AM | 544 km | 338 miles | 294 nm | WSW |
| Bambari | Mon 12:20 AM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm | S |
| Ndjamena | Mon 12:20 AM | 601 km | 373 miles | 324 nm | WNW |
| Bangui | Mon 12:20 AM | 754 km | 468 miles | 407 nm | SSW |
| Bimbo | Mon 12:20 AM | 770 km | 479 miles | 416 nm | SSW |
| Berbérati | Mon 12:20 AM | 897 km | 557 miles | 484 nm | SW |
| Wau | Mon 2:20 AM | 904 km | 562 miles | 488 nm | ESE |
| Yaoundé | Mon 12:20 AM | 1256 km | 781 miles | 678 nm | SW |
| Kano | Mon 12:20 AM | 1305 km | 811 miles | 705 nm | W |
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