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 16, 2013 at 23:34:00 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: 31%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 23:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 108° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.73 meters/second, 1611.8 km/hour, 1001.5 miles/hour or 870.3 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' 32.2" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 12.5" | 1001.51 mi | west | 0° 11' 04.0" | 12.68 mi | north | 1001.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 44.2" | 761.00 mi | east | 4° 13' 29.1" | 290.34 mi | north | 811.49 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 |
|---|
| Acapulco | Wed 5:34 PM | 1576 km | 980 miles | 851 nm |  NE |
| Guadalajara | Wed 5:34 PM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Wed 5:34 PM | 1859 km | 1155 miles | 1004 nm | NNE |
| Leon | Wed 5:34 PM | 1905 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm | NNE |
| Aguascalientes | Wed 5:34 PM | 1953 km | 1213 miles | 1054 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Wed 4:34 PM | 2007 km | 1247 miles | 1084 nm |  N |
| Veracruz | Wed 5:34 PM | 2028 km | 1260 miles | 1095 nm | NE |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 5:34 PM | 2175 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm |  ESE |
| Guatemala | Wed 5:34 PM | 2200 km | 1367 miles | 1188 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Wed 5:34 PM | 2289 km | 1422 miles | 1236 nm | ENE |
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