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 Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 07:34:00 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: 86%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 07:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 26'	North
Longitude:	69° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.87 meters/second, 1601.5 km/hour, 995.2 miles/hour or 864.8 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' 32.4"	16.59 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	south	16.59 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 31.5"	995.10 mi	west	0° 10' 19.6"	11.83 mi	south	995.39 mi
24 hours	10° 58' 55.7"	751.52 mi	east	4° 18' 27.0"	296.02 mi	south	810.93 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
Barquisimeto	Tue 3:04 AM	182 km	113 miles	98 nm	N
Valencia	Tue 3:04 AM	268 km	166 miles	145 nm	NE
Maracay	Tue 3:04 AM	316 km	196 miles	171 nm	NE
Cúcuta	Tue 2:34 AM	325 km	202 miles	176 nm	W
Maracaibo	Tue 3:04 AM	337 km	209 miles	182 nm	NW
Caracas	Tue 3:04 AM	376 km	234 miles	203 nm	NE
Willemstad	Tue 3:34 AM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	N
Bucaramanga	Tue 2:34 AM	418 km	259 miles	225 nm	WSW
Oranjestad	Tue 3:34 AM	452 km	281 miles	244 nm	N
Barranquilla	Tue 2:34 AM	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	WNW