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 Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 05:02:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 05:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 108° 23' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.87 meters/second, 1515.1 km/hour, 941.5 miles/hour or 818.1 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' 30.6" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 41.3" | 941.22 mi | west | 0° 02' 21.5" | 2.70 mi | south | 941.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 50.8" | 758.79 mi | east | 1° 22' 50.6" | 94.98 mi | south | 767.98 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 |
|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | Wed 11:02 PM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  E |
| Mazatlan | Wed 10:02 PM | 377 km | 234 miles | 203 nm |  NNE |
| Tepic | Wed 10:02 PM | 385 km | 239 miles | 208 nm |  ENE |
| Colima | Wed 11:02 PM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  ESE |
| Guadalajara | Wed 11:02 PM | 526 km | 327 miles | 284 nm | E |
| Fresnillo | Wed 11:02 PM | 650 km | 404 miles | 351 nm | ENE |
| Aguascalientes | Wed 11:02 PM | 654 km | 406 miles | 353 nm | ENE |
| Leon | Wed 11:02 PM | 702 km | 436 miles | 379 nm | E |
| San Luis Potosi | Wed 11:02 PM | 794 km | 494 miles | 429 nm | ENE |
| Chihuahua | Wed 10:02 PM | 946 km | 588 miles | 511 nm | NNE |
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