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 Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 21:20:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 21:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 49° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.81 meters/second, 1586.9 km/hour, 986.1 miles/hour or 856.9 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" | 16.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 54.2" | 985.99 mi | west | 0° 09' 31.7" | 10.92 mi | south | 986.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 21.5" | 759.23 mi | east | 4° 02' 59.3" | 278.35 mi | south | 813.03 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 | Mon 12:20 AM | 34 km | 21 miles | 19 nm | W |
| Aden | Mon 12:20 AM | 520 km | 323 miles | 281 nm | WNW |
| Hargeisa | Mon 12:20 AM | 623 km | 387 miles | 336 nm | WSW |
| Djibouti | Mon 12:20 AM | 694 km | 431 miles | 375 nm | W |
| Tadjoura | Mon 12:20 AM | 724 km | 450 miles | 391 nm | W |
| Sana | Mon 12:20 AM | 731 km | 454 miles | 395 nm | NW |
| Ali Sabieh | Mon 12:20 AM | 741 km | 461 miles | 400 nm | W |
| Salalah | Mon 1:20 AM | 809 km | 503 miles | 437 nm | NE |
| Dire Dawa | Mon 12:20 AM | 855 km | 531 miles | 462 nm | WSW |
| Mogadishu | Mon 12:20 AM | 1116 km | 694 miles | 603 nm | SSW |
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