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 Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 00:56:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 00:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 07' | North |
| Longitude: | 125° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.84 meters/second, 1561.8 km/hour, 970.5 miles/hour or 843.3 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' 31.7" | 16.18 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.14 mi | north | 16.18 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.8" | 970.32 mi | west | 0° 07' 25.8" | 8.52 mi | north | 970.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 21' 00.7" | 758.07 mi | east | 2° 36' 31.0" | 179.39 mi | north | 774.22 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Fri 4:56 PM | 2117 km | 1316 miles | 1143 nm | NNE |
| San Diego | Fri 4:56 PM | 2130 km | 1323 miles | 1150 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 5:56 PM | 2158 km | 1341 miles | 1165 nm | NE |
| Mexicali | Fri 4:56 PM | 2197 km | 1365 miles | 1186 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Fri 5:56 PM | 2208 km | 1372 miles | 1192 nm | ENE |
| Los Angeles | Fri 4:56 PM | 2225 km | 1382 miles | 1201 nm | NNE |
| Guadalajara | Fri 6:56 PM | 2437 km | 1515 miles | 1316 nm | ENE |
| Phoenix | Fri 5:56 PM | 2448 km | 1521 miles | 1322 nm | NNE |
| San Jose (USA) | Fri 4:56 PM | 2489 km | 1547 miles | 1344 nm | N |
| San Francisco | Fri 4:56 PM | 2529 km | 1572 miles | 1366 nm | N |
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