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 Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 10:58:00 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: 47%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM
Next phase	New Moon	Friday, January 11, 2013 at 7:44 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 10:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 12'	South
Longitude:	73° 39'	West

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' 29.3"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	south	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 22.7"	986.49 mi	west	0° 10' 44.1"	12.30 mi	south	986.29 mi
24 hours	12° 36' 29.8"	858.42 mi	east	4° 02' 41.6"	278.06 mi	south	896.46 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
Lima	Sat 5:58 AM	423 km	263 miles	228 nm	WSW
Rio Branco	Sat 6:58 AM	640 km	398 miles	346 nm	E
La Paz	Sat 6:58 AM	918 km	570 miles	496 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Sat 5:58 AM	1122 km	697 miles	606 nm	NW
Quito	Sat 5:58 AM	1227 km	762 miles	662 nm	NNW
Sucre	Sat 6:58 AM	1330 km	826 miles	718 nm	SE
Cali	Sat 5:58 AM	1537 km	955 miles	830 nm	NNW
Bogota	Sat 5:58 AM	1642 km	1020 miles	886 nm	N
Manaus	Sat 6:58 AM	1698 km	1055 miles	917 nm	ENE
Medellin	Sat 5:58 AM	1833 km	1139 miles	990 nm	N