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 12:26:00 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 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 106° 51' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.39 meters/second, 1607.0 km/hour, 998.6 miles/hour or 867.7 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' 30.9" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.7" | 998.48 mi | west | 0° 11' 26.6" | 13.11 mi | south | 998.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 57' 04.5" | 822.19 mi | east | 4° 27' 02.4" | 305.88 mi | south | 873.32 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 6:26 AM | 1998 km | 1242 miles | 1079 nm |  ENE |
| Easter Island * | Fri 7:26 AM | 2346 km | 1458 miles | 1267 nm |  S |
| Acapulco | Fri 6:26 AM | 2641 km | 1641 miles | 1426 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Fri 6:26 AM | 2907 km | 1806 miles | 1570 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Fri 6:26 AM | 2926 km | 1818 miles | 1580 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Fri 6:26 AM | 2939 km | 1826 miles | 1587 nm | NNE |
| Managua | Fri 6:26 AM | 3038 km | 1888 miles | 1641 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Fri 6:26 AM | 3080 km | 1914 miles | 1663 nm | NE |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 6:26 AM | 3105 km | 1929 miles | 1676 nm | NE |
| Quito | Fri 7:26 AM | 3214 km | 1997 miles | 1736 nm |  E |
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