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 01:52:00 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 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 130° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.22 meters/second, 1595.6 km/hour, 991.4 miles/hour or 861.5 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" | 16.52 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 30.9" | 991.38 mi | west | 0° 09' 49.7" | 11.26 mi | north | 991.20 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 11.2" | 750.15 mi | east | 3° 39' 39.2" | 251.65 mi | north | 786.84 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Thu 6:52 PM | 2960 km | 1839 miles | 1598 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 5:52 PM | 2970 km | 1846 miles | 1604 nm |  NNE |
| Kiritimati | Fri 3:52 PM | 3084 km | 1916 miles | 1665 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 3:52 PM | 3183 km | 1978 miles | 1718 nm |  WNW |
| San Francisco | Thu 5:52 PM | 3208 km | 1993 miles | 1732 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Thu 6:52 PM | 3237 km | 2011 miles | 1748 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas | Thu 5:52 PM | 3312 km | 2058 miles | 1788 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 7:52 PM | 3548 km | 2205 miles | 1916 nm |  ENE |
| Papeete | Thu 3:52 PM | 3670 km | 2280 miles | 1982 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Thu 5:52 PM | 3854 km | 2395 miles | 2081 nm |  S |
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