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 22:20:00 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 22:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 34° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.06 meters/second, 1587.8 km/hour, 986.6 miles/hour or 857.4 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' 31.8" | 16.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 55.0" | 986.54 mi | west | 0° 09' 35.3" | 10.98 mi | south | 986.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 08.4" | 759.40 mi | east | 4° 04' 09.3" | 279.68 mi | south | 813.59 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 |
|---|
| Malakal | Mon 1:20 AM | 400 km | 248 miles | 216 nm | WSW |
| Addis Ababa | Mon 1:20 AM | 474 km | 295 miles | 256 nm | ESE |
| Teseney | Mon 1:20 AM | 482 km | 300 miles | 260 nm | NNE |
| Kassala | Mon 1:20 AM | 508 km | 316 miles | 274 nm | NNE |
| Adama | Mon 1:20 AM | 550 km | 342 miles | 297 nm | ESE |
| Mek'ele | Mon 1:20 AM | 559 km | 347 miles | 302 nm | ENE |
| Khartoum | Mon 1:20 AM | 565 km | 351 miles | 305 nm | NNW |
| Asmara | Mon 1:20 AM | 638 km | 396 miles | 345 nm | NE |
| Keren | Mon 1:20 AM | 643 km | 399 miles | 347 nm | NE |
| Dire Dawa | Mon 1:20 AM | 773 km | 481 miles | 418 nm | ESE |
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