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, January 16, 2013 at 13:52:00 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: 27%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 13:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 32° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.65 meters/second, 1615.1 km/hour, 1003.6 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 31.8" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 57.7" | 1003.60 mi | west | 0° 11' 24.7" | 13.07 mi | north | 1003.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 06' 34.2" | 767.20 mi | east | 4° 23' 30.9" | 301.81 mi | north | 822.14 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 |
|---|
| Gulu | Wed 4:52 PM | 83 km | 51 miles | 45 nm | SW |
| Lira | Wed 4:52 PM | 122 km | 76 miles | 66 nm | S |
| Juba | Wed 4:52 PM | 212 km | 132 miles | 115 nm | NW |
| Kampala | Wed 4:52 PM | 335 km | 208 miles | 181 nm | S |
| Entebbe | Wed 4:52 PM | 365 km | 227 miles | 197 nm | S |
| Nakuru | Wed 4:52 PM | 545 km | 339 miles | 294 nm | SE |
| Mwanza | Wed 4:52 PM | 648 km | 403 miles | 350 nm | S |
| Kigali | Wed 3:52 PM | 659 km | 409 miles | 356 nm | SSW |
| Nairobi | Wed 4:52 PM | 681 km | 423 miles | 368 nm | SE |
| Gitarama | Wed 3:52 PM | 688 km | 428 miles | 372 nm | SSW |
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