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 Monday, January 7, 2013 at 12:16:00 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: 25%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 7, 2013 at 12:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 44' | South |
| Longitude: | 66° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.91 meters/second, 1529.7 km/hour, 950.5 miles/hour or 826.0 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' 25.2" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.0" | 0.13 mi | south | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 14.8" | 950.24 mi | west | 0° 06' 57.2" | 7.97 mi | south | 949.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 15' 44.7" | 939.81 mi | east | 2° 13' 41.5" | 153.27 mi | south | 946.22 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 |
|---|
| Cochabamba | Mon 8:16 AM | 43 km | 27 miles | 23 nm | NNE |
| Oruro | Mon 8:16 AM | 87 km | 54 miles | 47 nm | WSW |
| Sucre | Mon 8:16 AM | 186 km | 115 miles | 100 nm | SE |
| Potosi | Mon 8:16 AM | 215 km | 134 miles | 116 nm | SSE |
| La Paz | Mon 8:16 AM | 231 km | 144 miles | 125 nm | NW |
| Santa Cruz | Mon 8:16 AM | 338 km | 210 miles | 183 nm | E |
| Arequipa | Mon 7:16 AM | 569 km | 353 miles | 307 nm | WNW |
| Salta | Mon 9:16 AM | 787 km | 489 miles | 425 nm | S |
| Rio Branco | Mon 8:16 AM | 871 km | 541 miles | 470 nm | N |
| Tucumán | Mon 9:16 AM | 1014 km | 630 miles | 547 nm | S |
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