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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 04:40:00 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: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 04:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 126° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.11 meters/second, 1516.0 km/hour, 942.0 miles/hour or 818.6 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' 31.1" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.5" | 941.75 mi | west | 0° 02' 17.5" | 2.63 mi | north | 941.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 29.6" | 755.27 mi | east | 0° 28' 51.5" | 33.09 mi | north | 754.82 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Mon 8:40 PM | 1644 km | 1021 miles | 888 nm |  NNE |
| San Diego | Mon 8:40 PM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 892 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles | Mon 8:40 PM | 1720 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Mon 8:40 PM | 1746 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm |  NE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 9:40 PM | 1837 km | 1141 miles | 992 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) | Mon 8:40 PM | 1935 km | 1202 miles | 1045 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Mon 8:40 PM | 1970 km | 1224 miles | 1064 nm |  N |
| Oakland | Mon 8:40 PM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | N |
| Phoenix | Mon 9:40 PM | 2031 km | 1262 miles | 1097 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Mon 8:40 PM | 2067 km | 1285 miles | 1116 nm | NNE |
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