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 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 12:44:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 12:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 9° 04' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.70 meters/second, 1600.9 km/hour, 994.8 miles/hour or 864.4 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" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 30.9" | 994.71 mi | west | 0° 10' 22.1" | 11.88 mi | north | 994.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 26.7" | 780.07 mi | east | 3° 53' 31.5" | 267.52 mi | north | 820.53 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 |
|---|
| Abuja | Wed 1:44 PM | 238 km | 148 miles | 128 nm |  WNW |
| Enugu | Wed 1:44 PM | 252 km | 157 miles | 136 nm |  SW |
| Bamenda | Wed 1:44 PM | 268 km | 167 miles | 145 nm |  SSE |
| Kaduna | Wed 1:44 PM | 319 km | 198 miles | 172 nm |  NNW |
| Uyo | Wed 1:44 PM | 364 km | 226 miles | 197 nm |  SSW |
| Benin City | Wed 1:44 PM | 428 km | 266 miles | 231 nm |  WSW |
| Port Harcourt | Wed 1:44 PM | 431 km | 268 miles | 233 nm | SSW |
| Kano | Wed 1:44 PM | 433 km | 269 miles | 234 nm |  N |
| Douala | Wed 1:44 PM | 457 km | 284 miles | 247 nm |  S |
| Malabo | Wed 1:44 PM | 485 km | 301 miles | 262 nm | S |
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