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 13:56:00 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 13:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 116° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.20 meters/second, 1584.7 km/hour, 984.7 miles/hour or 855.7 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' 29.1" | 16.41 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.41 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 09.4" | 984.56 mi | west | 0° 10' 35.9" | 12.14 mi | south | 984.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 42' 16.0" | 863.50 mi | east | 3° 58' 21.7" | 273.11 mi | south | 899.58 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island * | Sat 8:56 AM | 1965 km | 1221 miles | 1061 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Sat 5:56 AM | 2130 km | 1324 miles | 1150 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Sat 7:56 AM | 3182 km | 1977 miles | 1718 nm |  ENE |
| Papeete | Sat 3:56 AM | 3629 km | 2255 miles | 1960 nm |  WSW |
| Mexico City | Sat 7:56 AM | 3849 km | 2391 miles | 2078 nm |  NNE |
| Guatemala | Sat 7:56 AM | 4019 km | 2497 miles | 2170 nm |  NE |
| San Salvador | Sat 7:56 AM | 4060 km | 2523 miles | 2192 nm | NE |
| Managua | Sat 7:56 AM | 4205 km | 2613 miles | 2271 nm | NE |
| Tegucigalpa | Sat 7:56 AM | 4251 km | 2641 miles | 2295 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Sat 7:56 AM | 4267 km | 2652 miles | 2304 nm | ENE |
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