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 30, 2013 at 10:46:00 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: 89%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 123° 23' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.37 meters/second, 1617.7 km/hour, 1005.2 miles/hour or 873.5 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' 31.9" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.0" | 1005.18 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.0" | 13.27 mi | south | 1005.27 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 22' 26.8" | 786.81 mi | east | 4° 38' 05.0" | 318.47 mi | south | 848.12 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Wed 2:46 AM | 2886 km | 1793 miles | 1558 nm |  SSW |
| Easter Island * | Wed 5:46 AM | 3372 km | 2095 miles | 1821 nm |  SSE |
| Mexico City | Wed 4:46 AM | 3396 km | 2110 miles | 1834 nm |  NE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 3:46 AM | 3458 km | 2149 miles | 1867 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Wed 12:46 AM | 3474 km | 2159 miles | 1876 nm |  SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Wed 4:46 AM | 3763 km | 2338 miles | 2032 nm |  E |
| Kiritimati | Thu 12:46 AM | 3783 km | 2350 miles | 2042 nm |  W |
| Los Angeles | Wed 2:46 AM | 3787 km | 2353 miles | 2045 nm |  N |
| Phoenix | Wed 3:46 AM | 3868 km | 2403 miles | 2088 nm | NNE |
| Guatemala | Wed 4:46 AM | 3952 km | 2456 miles | 2134 nm |  ENE |
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