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 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 15:46:00 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: 7%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 53' | South |
| Longitude: | 87° 34' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.44 meters/second, 1495.6 km/hour, 929.3 miles/hour or 807.6 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' 22.3" | 15.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 23.3" | 929.07 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | north | 929.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 01' 49.5" | 971.52 mi | east | 0° 46' 20.8" | 53.14 mi | north | 975.43 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 | Wed 10:46 AM | 1488 km | 925 miles | 804 nm |  NE |
| La Paz | Wed 11:46 AM | 2105 km | 1308 miles | 1137 nm |  E |
| Santiago * | Wed 12:46 PM | 2172 km | 1350 miles | 1173 nm |  SE |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 9:46 AM | 2221 km | 1380 miles | 1199 nm |  N |
| Guayaquil | Wed 10:46 AM | 2226 km | 1383 miles | 1202 nm |  NNE |
| Easter Island * | Wed 10:46 AM | 2315 km | 1439 miles | 1250 nm |  WSW |
| Sucre | Wed 11:46 AM | 2342 km | 1455 miles | 1265 nm | E |
| Quito | Wed 10:46 AM | 2488 km | 1546 miles | 1343 nm | NNE |
| Córdoba | Wed 12:46 PM | 2607 km | 1620 miles | 1408 nm |  ESE |
| Asuncion * | Wed 12:46 PM | 3099 km | 1926 miles | 1673 nm | ESE |
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