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 Friday, February 8, 2013 at 17:10:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 8, 2013 at 17:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 54' | South |
| Longitude: | 96° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.22 meters/second, 1545.2 km/hour, 960.1 miles/hour or 834.3 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' 25.7" | 16.00 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.4" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 43.8" | 960.01 mi | west | 0° 08' 29.0" | 9.72 mi | north | 960.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 24' 27.9" | 892.10 mi | east | 3° 48' 15.1" | 261.55 mi | north | 937.07 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 |
|---|
| Easter Island * | Fri 12:10 PM | 1786 km | 1110 miles | 965 nm | SW |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 11:10 AM | 1841 km | 1144 miles | 994 nm | NNE |
| Lima | Fri 12:10 PM | 2185 km | 1357 miles | 1180 nm | E |
| Guayaquil | Fri 12:10 PM | 2399 km | 1491 miles | 1295 nm | NE |
| Quito | Fri 12:10 PM | 2660 km | 1653 miles | 1436 nm | NE |
| La Paz | Fri 1:10 PM | 3072 km | 1909 miles | 1659 nm | E |
| San Jose | Fri 11:10 AM | 3186 km | 1980 miles | 1720 nm | NNE |
| Santiago * | Fri 2:10 PM | 3271 km | 2033 miles | 1766 nm | SE |
| Managua | Fri 11:10 AM | 3315 km | 2060 miles | 1790 nm | NNE |
| Panama | Fri 12:10 PM | 3352 km | 2083 miles | 1810 nm | NE |
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