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 22:36:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 22:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 72° 06' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.26 meters/second, 1577.7 km/hour, 980.4 miles/hour or 851.9 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" | 16.34 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 26.6" | 980.25 mi | west | 0° 08' 34.9" | 9.84 mi | north | 980.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 04' 42.3" | 746.88 mi | east | 3° 07' 05.4" | 214.39 mi | north | 772.19 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 |
|---|
| Oranjestad | Fri 6:36 PM | 238 km | 148 miles | 128 nm |  ESE |
| Maracaibo | Fri 6:06 PM | 253 km | 157 miles | 136 nm |  SSE |
| Willemstad | Fri 6:36 PM | 357 km | 222 miles | 193 nm | ESE |
| Barranquilla | Fri 5:36 PM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm |  WSW |
| Barquisimeto | Fri 6:06 PM | 445 km | 276 miles | 240 nm |  SE |
| Cartagena | Fri 5:36 PM | 471 km | 293 miles | 254 nm |  SW |
| Valencia | Fri 6:06 PM | 542 km | 337 miles | 292 nm | ESE |
| Cúcuta | Fri 5:36 PM | 560 km | 348 miles | 303 nm |  S |
| Maracay | Fri 6:06 PM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm | ESE |
| Port-au-Prince | Fri 5:36 PM | 616 km | 383 miles | 333 nm |  N |
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