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 31, 2013 at 08:08:00 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: 83%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 08:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 57' | South |
| Longitude: | 73° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.02 meters/second, 1612.9 km/hour, 1002.2 miles/hour or 870.9 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' 31.3" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 16.4" | 1002.14 mi | west | 0° 11' 31.9" | 13.21 mi | south | 1002.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 40.1" | 805.91 mi | east | 4° 31' 02.9" | 310.44 mi | south | 860.82 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 |
|---|
| Iquitos | Thu 3:08 AM | 63 km | 39 miles | 34 nm |  E |
| Quito | Thu 3:08 AM | 667 km | 414 miles | 360 nm |  NW |
| Guayaquil | Thu 3:08 AM | 707 km | 439 miles | 382 nm |  WNW |
| Cali | Thu 3:08 AM | 867 km | 539 miles | 468 nm |  NNW |
| Rio Branco | Thu 4:08 AM | 938 km | 583 miles | 506 nm |  SE |
| Bogota | Thu 3:08 AM | 949 km | 590 miles | 512 nm |  N |
| Lima | Thu 3:08 AM | 967 km | 601 miles | 522 nm |  SSW |
| Medellin | Thu 3:08 AM | 1145 km | 712 miles | 618 nm | N |
| La Paz | Thu 4:08 AM | 1520 km | 945 miles | 821 nm |  SSE |
| Manaus | Thu 4:08 AM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm | E |
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