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 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 21:46:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 28, 2013 at 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 07' | North |
| Longitude: | 54° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.06 meters/second, 1605.8 km/hour, 997.8 miles/hour or 867.1 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' 32.0" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 07.3" | 997.76 mi | west | 0° 10' 42.7" | 12.27 mi | south | 998.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 16.8" | 765.71 mi | east | 4° 26' 05.5" | 304.76 mi | south | 826.84 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 |
|---|
| Bosaso | Tue 12:46 AM | 735 km | 456 miles | 397 nm |  NW |
| Mogadishu | Tue 12:46 AM | 1150 km | 714 miles | 621 nm |  WSW |
| Aden | Tue 12:46 AM | 1207 km | 750 miles | 652 nm |  WNW |
| Victoria | Tue 1:46 AM | 1303 km | 810 miles | 704 nm |  S |
| Djibouti | Tue 12:46 AM | 1330 km | 826 miles | 718 nm | WNW |
| Sana | Tue 12:46 AM | 1436 km | 892 miles | 776 nm | NW |
| Addis Ababa | Tue 12:46 AM | 1736 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  W |
| Muscat | Tue 1:46 AM | 1879 km | 1167 miles | 1014 nm |  NNE |
| Asmara | Tue 12:46 AM | 1915 km | 1190 miles | 1034 nm | WNW |
| Abu Dhabi | Tue 1:46 AM | 1919 km | 1192 miles | 1036 nm |  N |
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