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 15:02:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 15:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 106° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.14 meters/second, 1519.7 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.6 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' 30.6" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.2" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.1" | 944.07 mi | west | 0° 03' 18.8" | 3.80 mi | south | 944.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 38.5" | 758.65 mi | east | 1° 45' 11.2" | 120.59 mi | south | 772.18 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 |
|---|
| Hai Phong | Thu 10:02 PM | 109 km | 68 miles | 59 nm |  N |
| Hanoi | Thu 10:02 PM | 143 km | 89 miles | 77 nm |  NNW |
| Nanning | Thu 11:02 PM | 375 km | 233 miles | 202 nm |  NNE |
| Haikou | Thu 11:02 PM | 403 km | 250 miles | 218 nm |  E |
| Savannakhet | Thu 10:02 PM | 412 km | 256 miles | 223 nm |  SSW |
| Luang Prabang | Thu 10:02 PM | 457 km | 284 miles | 247 nm |  W |
| Vientiane | Thu 10:02 PM | 462 km | 287 miles | 249 nm |  WSW |
| Udon Thani | Thu 10:02 PM | 478 km | 297 miles | 258 nm |  SW |
| Pakse | Thu 10:02 PM | 533 km | 331 miles | 288 nm |  S |
| Khon Kaen | Thu 10:02 PM | 545 km | 339 miles | 294 nm | SW |
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