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 23:44:00 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 23:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 99° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.67 meters/second, 1597.2 km/hour, 992.5 miles/hour or 862.4 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" | 16.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.54 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 30.4" | 992.40 mi | west | 0° 09' 56.5" | 11.39 mi | north | 992.23 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 00.7" | 750.73 mi | east | 3° 42' 43.7" | 255.17 mi | north | 788.60 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 | Thu 5:44 PM | 823 km | 512 miles | 445 nm |  N |
| Oaxaca | Thu 5:44 PM | 901 km | 560 miles | 487 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 5:44 PM | 1108 km | 689 miles | 598 nm | N |
| Guatemala | Thu 5:44 PM | 1141 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  ENE |
| Veracruz | Thu 5:44 PM | 1142 km | 709 miles | 616 nm | NNE |
| Santa Ana | Thu 5:44 PM | 1205 km | 749 miles | 650 nm | ENE |
| San Salvador | Thu 5:44 PM | 1228 km | 763 miles | 663 nm | ENE |
| Guadalajara | Thu 5:44 PM | 1309 km | 813 miles | 707 nm |  NNW |
| Leon | Thu 5:44 PM | 1320 km | 820 miles | 713 nm | N |
| Puerto Vallarta | Thu 5:44 PM | 1379 km | 857 miles | 745 nm | NNW |
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