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 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 02:52:00 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: 85%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 02:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 88° 40' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.67 meters/second, 1510.8 km/hour, 938.8 miles/hour or 815.8 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.2" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.1" | 938.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | north | 938.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 00.2" | 757.78 mi | east | 0° 22' 30.0" | 25.80 mi | south | 759.16 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 |
|---|
| Merida | Tue 8:52 PM | 101 km | 63 miles | 55 nm |  W |
| Playa del Carmen | Tue 8:52 PM | 167 km | 104 miles | 90 nm |  E |
| Cozumel | Tue 8:52 PM | 182 km | 113 miles | 98 nm | E |
| Cancún | Tue 8:52 PM | 193 km | 120 miles | 104 nm |  ENE |
| Campeche | Tue 8:52 PM | 223 km | 139 miles | 120 nm |  WSW |
| Chetumal | Tue 8:52 PM | 259 km | 161 miles | 140 nm |  S |
| Orange Walk Town | Tue 8:52 PM | 303 km | 188 miles | 163 nm | S |
| Belize City | Tue 8:52 PM | 370 km | 230 miles | 200 nm | S |
| Belmopan | Tue 8:52 PM | 394 km | 245 miles | 213 nm | S |
| Choloma | Tue 8:52 PM | 581 km | 361 miles | 314 nm | S |
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