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 Friday, January 4, 2013 at 12:08:00 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: 57%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 12:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 58' | South |
| Longitude: | 102° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.45 meters/second, 1607.2 km/hour, 998.7 miles/hour or 867.8 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' 30.8" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.7" | 998.60 mi | west | 0° 11' 27.0" | 13.11 mi | south | 998.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 56' 36.7" | 821.75 mi | east | 4° 27' 15.9" | 306.14 mi | south | 873.02 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 |
|---|
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:08 AM | 1538 km | 956 miles | 831 nm |  ENE |
| Easter Island * | Fri 7:08 AM | 2447 km | 1521 miles | 1321 nm |  SSW |
| Acapulco | Fri 6:08 AM | 2539 km | 1577 miles | 1371 nm |  N |
| Guayaquil | Fri 7:08 AM | 2543 km | 1580 miles | 1373 nm |  E |
| San Salvador | Fri 6:08 AM | 2625 km | 1631 miles | 1417 nm |  NE |
| Guatemala | Fri 6:08 AM | 2631 km | 1635 miles | 1421 nm |  NNE |
| Managua | Fri 6:08 AM | 2691 km | 1672 miles | 1453 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Fri 6:08 AM | 2694 km | 1674 miles | 1455 nm | NE |
| Quito | Fri 7:08 AM | 2741 km | 1703 miles | 1480 nm | ENE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 6:08 AM | 2785 km | 1731 miles | 1504 nm | NE |
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