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 00:44:00 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 00:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 125° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.58 meters/second, 1611.3 km/hour, 1001.2 miles/hour or 870.0 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' 32.1" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 13.8" | 1001.20 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.2" | 12.62 mi | north | 1001.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 23.3" | 760.33 mi | east | 4° 12' 10.10" | 288.85 mi | north | 810.27 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Wed 5:44 PM | 3019 km | 1876 miles | 1630 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Wed 6:44 PM | 3221 km | 2001 miles | 1739 nm |  ENE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 4:44 PM | 3254 km | 2022 miles | 1757 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Wed 5:44 PM | 3390 km | 2107 miles | 1831 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Wed 4:44 PM | 3410 km | 2119 miles | 1841 nm |  S |
| Las Vegas | Wed 4:44 PM | 3556 km | 2210 miles | 1920 nm | NNE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 2:44 PM | 3594 km | 2233 miles | 1941 nm |  W |
| San Francisco | Wed 4:44 PM | 3597 km | 2235 miles | 1942 nm |  N |
| Papeete | Wed 2:44 PM | 3690 km | 2293 miles | 1992 nm |  SW |
| Guatemala | Wed 6:44 PM | 3926 km | 2439 miles | 2120 nm | ENE |
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