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 Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 22:38:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 22:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 19° 18' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.84 meters/second, 1565.4 km/hour, 972.7 miles/hour or 845.3 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" | 16.21 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.21 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 32.4" | 972.57 mi | west | 0° 08' 03.3" | 9.23 mi | south | 972.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 18' 25.5" | 757.12 mi | east | 3° 31' 55.0" | 242.81 mi | south | 800.39 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 |
|---|
| Ndjamena | Sat 11:38 PM | 534 km | 332 miles | 288 nm | WSW |
| Sarh | Sat 11:38 PM | 607 km | 377 miles | 328 nm | S |
| Moundou | Sat 11:38 PM | 751 km | 466 miles | 405 nm | SSW |
| Bangui | Sat 11:38 PM | 1131 km | 703 miles | 611 nm | S |
| Kano | Sat 11:38 PM | 1202 km | 747 miles | 649 nm | WSW |
| Khartoum | Sun 1:38 AM | 1428 km | 887 miles | 771 nm | E |
| Abuja | Sat 11:38 PM | 1448 km | 900 miles | 782 nm | WSW |
| Yaoundé | Sat 11:38 PM | 1460 km | 907 miles | 789 nm | SW |
| Malabo | Sat 11:38 PM | 1660 km | 1032 miles | 897 nm | SW |
| Juba | Sun 1:38 AM | 1724 km | 1071 miles | 931 nm | SE |
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