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 Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 00:16:00 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: 60%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Friday, January 18, 2013 at 11:45 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:39 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 00:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 17'	North
Longitude:	85° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.56 meters/second, 1553.6 km/hour, 965.4 miles/hour or 838.9 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' 32.0"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 05.0"	965.20 mi	west	0° 06' 46.1"	7.76 mi	north	964.96 mi
24 hours	11° 15' 19.6"	747.50 mi	east	2° 20' 35.5"	161.15 mi	north	760.11 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
Roatán	Sat 6:16 PM	138 km	85 miles	74 nm	W
La Ceiba	Sat 6:16 PM	173 km	108 miles	94 nm	WSW
Tela	Sat 6:16 PM	242 km	150 miles	130 nm	WSW
Choloma	Sat 6:16 PM	298 km	185 miles	161 nm	WSW
Tegucigalpa	Sat 6:16 PM	323 km	201 miles	174 nm	SW
Belize City	Sat 6:16 PM	341 km	212 miles	184 nm	WNW
Belmopan	Sat 6:16 PM	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	WNW
Orange Walk Town	Sat 6:16 PM	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	WNW
Chetumal	Sat 6:16 PM	407 km	253 miles	220 nm	NW
San Miguel	Sat 6:16 PM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	SW