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 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 28' | South |
| Longitude: | 94° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.64 meters/second, 1586.3 km/hour, 985.7 miles/hour or 856.5 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" | 16.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 16.3" | 985.54 mi | west | 0° 10' 40.2" | 12.22 mi | south | 985.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 39' 20.2" | 860.92 mi | east | 4° 00' 35.2" | 275.65 mi | south | 898.00 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 | Sat 6:26 AM | 1210 km | 752 miles | 653 nm |  NNE |
| Guayaquil | Sat 7:26 AM | 1893 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm |  ENE |
| Lima | Sat 7:26 AM | 1958 km | 1217 miles | 1057 nm |  E |
| Quito | Sat 7:26 AM | 2139 km | 1329 miles | 1155 nm | ENE |
| Easter Island * | Sat 7:26 AM | 2382 km | 1480 miles | 1286 nm |  SW |
| San Jose | Sat 6:26 AM | 2555 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | NNE |
| Managua | Sat 6:26 AM | 2678 km | 1664 miles | 1446 nm | NNE |
| Panama | Sat 7:26 AM | 2745 km | 1706 miles | 1482 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Sat 6:26 AM | 2746 km | 1706 miles | 1483 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Sat 6:26 AM | 2815 km | 1749 miles | 1520 nm |  N |
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