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, January 21, 2013 at 04:30:00 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 04:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 135° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.97 meters/second, 1529.9 km/hour, 950.6 miles/hour or 826.1 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' 31.5" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.5" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 31.0" | 950.40 mi | west | 0° 04' 28.0" | 5.12 mi | north | 950.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 29' 00.2" | 751.45 mi | east | 1° 22' 41.7" | 94.81 mi | north | 754.26 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 6:30 PM | 2351 km | 1461 miles | 1270 nm |  W |
| Tijuana | Sun 8:30 PM | 2381 km | 1479 miles | 1285 nm |  NE |
| San Diego | Sun 8:30 PM | 2382 km | 1480 miles | 1286 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 8:30 PM | 2391 km | 1486 miles | 1291 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Sun 8:30 PM | 2430 km | 1510 miles | 1312 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Sun 8:30 PM | 2441 km | 1517 miles | 1318 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Sun 8:30 PM | 2510 km | 1559 miles | 1355 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Sun 8:30 PM | 2562 km | 1592 miles | 1384 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 9:30 PM | 2728 km | 1695 miles | 1473 nm |  ENE |
| Las Vegas | Sun 8:30 PM | 2756 km | 1712 miles | 1488 nm | NE |
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