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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 00:34:00 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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 00:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 122° 45' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.60 meters/second, 1611.4 km/hour, 1001.3 miles/hour or 870.1 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' 13.6" | 1001.24 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.7" | 12.63 mi | north | 1001.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 26.3" | 760.43 mi | east | 4° 12' 22.3" | 289.07 mi | north | 810.44 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 |
|---|
| Mazatlan | Wed 5:34 PM | 2642 km | 1642 miles | 1427 nm |  NE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 5:34 PM | 2904 km | 1804 miles | 1568 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Wed 6:34 PM | 2996 km | 1861 miles | 1618 nm |  ENE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 4:34 PM | 3212 km | 1996 miles | 1734 nm |  N |
| Phoenix | Wed 5:34 PM | 3301 km | 2051 miles | 1783 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Wed 4:34 PM | 3458 km | 2149 miles | 1867 nm |  SSW |
| Las Vegas | Wed 4:34 PM | 3496 km | 2173 miles | 1888 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 4:34 PM | 3590 km | 2231 miles | 1939 nm | N |
| Guatemala | Wed 6:34 PM | 3672 km | 2282 miles | 1983 nm | ENE |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 6:34 PM | 3749 km | 2330 miles | 2024 nm |  E |
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