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 29, 2013 at 08:56:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 08:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 107° 56' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 32.0" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 07.6" | 1001.55 mi | west | 0° 11' 05.8" | 12.71 mi | south | 1001.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 57.2" | 770.53 mi | east | 4° 32' 45.5" | 312.38 mi | south | 833.20 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 |
|---|
| Acapulco | Tue 2:56 AM | 1567 km | 974 miles | 846 nm |  NNE |
| Guadalajara | Tue 2:56 AM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Tue 2:56 AM | 1851 km | 1150 miles | 1000 nm | NNE |
| Leon | Tue 2:56 AM | 1902 km | 1182 miles | 1027 nm | NNE |
| Aguascalientes | Tue 2:56 AM | 1952 km | 1213 miles | 1054 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Tue 1:56 AM | 2013 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm |  N |
| Veracruz | Tue 2:56 AM | 2016 km | 1252 miles | 1088 nm |  NE |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 2:56 AM | 2143 km | 1332 miles | 1157 nm |  ESE |
| Guatemala | Tue 2:56 AM | 2177 km | 1353 miles | 1176 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Tue 2:56 AM | 2265 km | 1408 miles | 1223 nm | ENE |
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