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 00:52:00 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 00:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 127° 06' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.57 meters/second, 1611.2 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' 32.2" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 14.1" | 1001.16 mi | west | 0° 11' 01.0" | 12.62 mi | north | 1001.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 21.0" | 760.26 mi | east | 4° 12' 02.0" | 288.68 mi | north | 810.13 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 5:52 PM | 3122 km | 1940 miles | 1686 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 4:52 PM | 3301 km | 2051 miles | 1782 nm | NNE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 2:52 PM | 3380 km | 2100 miles | 1825 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Wed 4:52 PM | 3387 km | 2104 miles | 1829 nm |  S |
| Mexico City | Wed 6:52 PM | 3405 km | 2116 miles | 1839 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Wed 5:52 PM | 3473 km | 2158 miles | 1875 nm | NNE |
| Papeete | Wed 2:52 PM | 3540 km | 2200 miles | 1912 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco | Wed 4:52 PM | 3615 km | 2246 miles | 1952 nm |  N |
| Las Vegas | Wed 4:52 PM | 3616 km | 2247 miles | 1952 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Wed 2:52 PM | 3755 km | 2333 miles | 2027 nm |  WNW |
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