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 00:56:00 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 00:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 117° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.42 meters/second, 1596.3 km/hour, 991.9 miles/hour or 861.9 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" | 991.83 mi | west | 0° 09' 52.7" | 11.32 mi | north | 991.65 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 06.1" | 750.40 mi | east | 3° 41' 00.4" | 253.20 mi | north | 787.60 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 |
|---|
| Mazatlan | Thu 5:56 PM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  NE |
| Guadalajara | Thu 6:56 PM | 1910 km | 1187 miles | 1032 nm | NE |
| Acapulco | Thu 6:56 PM | 2017 km | 1253 miles | 1089 nm |  ENE |
| Aguascalientes | Thu 6:56 PM | 2077 km | 1291 miles | 1122 nm | NE |
| Mexico City | Thu 6:56 PM | 2211 km | 1374 miles | 1194 nm | ENE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 5:56 PM | 2245 km | 1395 miles | 1212 nm |  NNE |
| Veracruz | Thu 6:56 PM | 2484 km | 1543 miles | 1341 nm | ENE |
| Tijuana | Thu 4:56 PM | 2538 km | 1577 miles | 1370 nm |  N |
| Mexicali | Thu 4:56 PM | 2555 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | N |
| San Diego | Thu 4:56 PM | 2558 km | 1589 miles | 1381 nm | N |
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