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 22:44:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 22:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 85° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.88 meters/second, 1598.0 km/hour, 992.9 miles/hour or 862.8 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' 32.4" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 30.2" | 992.87 mi | west | 0° 09' 59.7" | 11.45 mi | north | 992.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 57.1" | 751.02 mi | east | 3° 44' 09.0" | 256.79 mi | north | 789.43 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 |
|---|
| Alajuela | Thu 4:44 PM | 124 km | 77 miles | 67 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Thu 4:44 PM | 130 km | 81 miles | 70 nm | NE |
| Liberia | Thu 4:44 PM | 159 km | 99 miles | 86 nm | NNW |
| Limón | Thu 4:44 PM | 236 km | 146 miles | 127 nm | ENE |
| David | Thu 5:44 PM | 301 km | 187 miles | 163 nm | ESE |
| Masaya | Thu 4:44 PM | 323 km | 200 miles | 174 nm | NNW |
| Managua | Thu 4:44 PM | 347 km | 216 miles | 187 nm | NNW |
| San Miguel | Thu 4:44 PM | 580 km | 360 miles | 313 nm | NW |
| Tegucigalpa | Thu 4:44 PM | 586 km | 364 miles | 316 nm | NNW |
| Panama | Thu 5:44 PM | 608 km | 378 miles | 328 nm | E |
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