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 21:56:00 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 21:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 51° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.09 meters/second, 1605.9 km/hour, 997.9 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" | 997.83 mi | west | 0° 10' 43.1" | 12.28 mi | south | 998.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 17.5" | 765.78 mi | east | 4° 26' 12.6" | 304.89 mi | south | 826.94 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 |
|---|
| Bosaso | Tue 12:56 AM | 556 km | 345 miles | 300 nm |  NNW |
| Hargeisa | Tue 12:56 AM | 912 km | 567 miles | 492 nm |  WNW |
| Mogadishu | Tue 12:56 AM | 922 km | 573 miles | 498 nm |  SW |
| Aden | Tue 12:56 AM | 993 km | 617 miles | 536 nm |  NW |
| Djibouti | Tue 12:56 AM | 1089 km | 677 miles | 588 nm | WNW |
| Sana | Tue 12:56 AM | 1247 km | 775 miles | 673 nm | NW |
| Victoria | Tue 1:56 AM | 1351 km | 840 miles | 730 nm |  SSE |
| Addis Ababa | Tue 12:56 AM | 1471 km | 914 miles | 795 nm |  W |
| Asmara | Tue 12:56 AM | 1689 km | 1049 miles | 912 nm | NW |
| Nairobi | Tue 12:56 AM | 1920 km | 1193 miles | 1037 nm |  WSW |
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