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 14:42:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 14:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 111° 20' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.09 meters/second, 1519.5 km/hour, 944.2 miles/hour or 820.5 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" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.1" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.0" | 943.96 mi | west | 0° 03' 16.9" | 3.76 mi | south | 944.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 43.6" | 758.66 mi | east | 1° 44' 27.2" | 119.75 mi | south | 772.04 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 |
|---|
| Haikou | Thu 10:42 PM | 105 km | 65 miles | 57 nm |  W |
| Macau | Thu 10:42 PM | 342 km | 213 miles | 185 nm |  NE |
| Foshan | Thu 10:42 PM | 391 km | 243 miles | 211 nm |  NNE |
| Hong Kong | Thu 10:42 PM | 398 km | 247 miles | 215 nm | NE |
| Kowloon | Thu 10:42 PM | 405 km | 252 miles | 219 nm | NE |
| Guangzhou | Thu 10:42 PM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm | NNE |
| Shenzhen | Thu 10:42 PM | 426 km | 265 miles | 230 nm | NE |
| Nanning | Thu 10:42 PM | 449 km | 279 miles | 242 nm |  NW |
| Hai Phong | Thu 9:42 PM | 497 km | 309 miles | 268 nm |  WNW |
| Hanoi | Thu 9:42 PM | 585 km | 364 miles | 316 nm | WNW |
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