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, January 18, 2013 at 23:44:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 23:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 88° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.97 meters/second, 1576.7 km/hour, 979.7 miles/hour or 851.3 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' 32.4" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.9" | 979.59 mi | west | 0° 08' 30.6" | 9.75 mi | north | 979.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 05' 04.7" | 746.81 mi | east | 3° 05' 10.5" | 212.20 mi | north | 771.52 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 |
|---|
| San Miguel | Fri 5:44 PM | 59 km | 36 miles | 32 nm | NE |
| San Salvador | Fri 5:44 PM | 91 km | 57 miles | 49 nm | NW |
| Santa Ana | Fri 5:44 PM | 142 km | 88 miles | 77 nm | NW |
| Tegucigalpa | Fri 5:44 PM | 180 km | 112 miles | 97 nm | NE |
| León | Fri 5:44 PM | 200 km | 125 miles | 108 nm | ESE |
| Guatemala | Fri 5:44 PM | 267 km | 166 miles | 144 nm | NW |
| Escuintla | Fri 5:44 PM | 271 km | 168 miles | 146 nm | WNW |
| Managua | Fri 5:44 PM | 275 km | 171 miles | 148 nm | ESE |
| Choloma | Fri 5:44 PM | 283 km | 176 miles | 153 nm | NNE |
| Masaya | Fri 5:44 PM | 299 km | 186 miles | 161 nm | ESE |
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