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 Friday, January 18, 2013 at 00:46:00 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: 41%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 00:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.45 meters/second, 1596.4 km/hour, 992.0 miles/hour or 862.0 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' 32.4" | 16.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 30.6" | 991.91 mi | west | 0° 09' 53.3" | 11.33 mi | north | 991.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 05.4" | 750.44 mi | east | 3° 41' 14.8" | 253.47 mi | north | 787.74 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 |
|---|
| Guadalajara | Thu 6:46 PM | 1721 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm | NE |
| Mazatlan | Thu 5:46 PM | 1743 km | 1083 miles | 941 nm | NNE |
| Acapulco | Thu 6:46 PM | 1781 km | 1107 miles | 962 nm | ENE |
| Leon | Thu 6:46 PM | 1885 km | 1171 miles | 1018 nm | NE |
| Aguascalientes | Thu 6:46 PM | 1890 km | 1175 miles | 1021 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Thu 6:46 PM | 1990 km | 1236 miles | 1074 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 5:46 PM | 2190 km | 1361 miles | 1182 nm | N |
| Veracruz | Thu 6:46 PM | 2252 km | 1399 miles | 1216 nm | ENE |
| Tijuana | Thu 4:46 PM | 2553 km | 1586 miles | 1378 nm | N |
| Mexicali | Thu 4:46 PM | 2554 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | N |
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