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, February 1, 2013 at 00:40:00 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: 77%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 00:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 05' | South |
| Longitude: | 46° 13' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.32 meters/second, 1603.2 km/hour, 996.2 miles/hour or 865.6 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' 30.6" | 16.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 35.7" | 996.08 mi | west | 0° 11' 11.0" | 12.81 mi | south | 995.96 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 00' 07.4" | 823.93 mi | east | 4° 17' 55.2" | 295.45 mi | south | 870.96 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 |
|---|
| Mutsamudu | Fri 3:40 AM | 596 km | 371 miles | 322 nm |  SSW |
| Moroni | Fri 3:40 AM | 599 km | 372 miles | 323 nm | SSW |
| Mamoutzou | Fri 3:40 AM | 640 km | 398 miles | 345 nm |  S |
| Dar es Salaam | Fri 3:40 AM | 767 km | 477 miles | 414 nm |  W |
| Zanzibar City | Fri 3:40 AM | 784 km | 487 miles | 423 nm | W |
| Mombasa | Fri 3:40 AM | 799 km | 497 miles | 432 nm |  WNW |
| Mogadishu | Fri 3:40 AM | 1014 km | 630 miles | 547 nm |  N |
| Victoria | Fri 4:40 AM | 1058 km | 657 miles | 571 nm |  ENE |
| Dodoma | Fri 3:40 AM | 1163 km | 723 miles | 628 nm | W |
| Nairobi | Fri 3:40 AM | 1225 km | 761 miles | 662 nm | WNW |
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