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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 10:20:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 10:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 128° 17' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.92 meters/second, 1612.5 km/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 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' 32.0" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 07.4" | 1001.94 mi | west | 0° 11' 08.3" | 12.76 mi | south | 1002.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 17.7" | 771.22 mi | east | 4° 33' 24.9" | 313.13 mi | south | 834.00 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Wed 12:20 AM | 3245 km | 2016 miles | 1752 nm |  W |
| Hermosillo | Tue 3:20 AM | 3245 km | 2017 miles | 1752 nm |  NNE |
| Adamstown | Tue 2:20 AM | 3313 km | 2059 miles | 1789 nm |  S |
| Los Angeles | Tue 2:20 AM | 3398 km | 2111 miles | 1835 nm | NNE |
| Papeete | Tue 12:20 AM | 3404 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm |  SW |
| Mexico City | Tue 4:20 AM | 3550 km | 2206 miles | 1917 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Tue 3:20 AM | 3587 km | 2229 miles | 1937 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Tue 12:20 AM | 3677 km | 2285 miles | 1986 nm |  WNW |
| San Francisco | Tue 2:20 AM | 3696 km | 2297 miles | 1996 nm |  N |
| Las Vegas | Tue 2:20 AM | 3718 km | 2310 miles | 2008 nm | NNE |
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