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 Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:16:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 12' | South |
| Longitude: | 83° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.32 meters/second, 1516.7 km/hour, 942.5 miles/hour or 819.0 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' 25.2" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.9" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 16.4" | 942.20 mi | west | 0° 04' 48.5" | 5.51 mi | south | 941.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 07' 47.0" | 923.17 mi | east | 1° 19' 55.3" | 91.63 mi | south | 923.90 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 |
|---|
| Lima | Mon 7:16 AM | 1036 km | 644 miles | 559 nm | NE |
| La Paz | Mon 8:16 AM | 1634 km | 1015 miles | 882 nm | E |
| Sucre | Mon 8:16 AM | 1896 km | 1178 miles | 1024 nm | E |
| Guayaquil | Mon 7:16 AM | 1914 km | 1189 miles | 1034 nm | NNE |
| Santiago * | Mon 9:16 AM | 2016 km | 1252 miles | 1088 nm | SE |
| Galapagos Islands | Mon 6:16 AM | 2138 km | 1328 miles | 1154 nm | NNW |
| Quito | Mon 7:16 AM | 2162 km | 1343 miles | 1167 nm | NNE |
| Córdoba | Mon 9:16 AM | 2348 km | 1459 miles | 1268 nm | SE |
| Asuncion * | Mon 9:16 AM | 2724 km | 1693 miles | 1471 nm | ESE |
| Easter Island * | Mon 7:16 AM | 2800 km | 1740 miles | 1512 nm | WSW |
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