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 01:26:00 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 01:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 42' | North |
| Longitude: | 124° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.31 meters/second, 1595.9 km/hour, 991.7 miles/hour or 861.7 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' 30.8" | 991.59 mi | west | 0° 09' 51.1" | 11.29 mi | north | 991.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 08.8" | 750.26 mi | east | 3° 40' 17.0" | 252.37 mi | north | 787.19 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 6:26 PM | 2421 km | 1505 miles | 1308 nm | NE |
| Guadalajara | Thu 7:26 PM | 2554 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | ENE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 6:26 PM | 2556 km | 1588 miles | 1380 nm | NNE |
| Tijuana | Thu 5:26 PM | 2637 km | 1639 miles | 1424 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 5:26 PM | 2767 km | 1719 miles | 1494 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Thu 6:26 PM | 2913 km | 1810 miles | 1573 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 7:26 PM | 2913 km | 1810 miles | 1573 nm | ENE |
| Las Vegas | Thu 5:26 PM | 3071 km | 1908 miles | 1658 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Thu 5:26 PM | 3115 km | 1935 miles | 1682 nm | N |
| Salt Lake City | Thu 6:26 PM | 3654 km | 2271 miles | 1973 nm | NNE |
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