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 Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 04:02:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 04:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 98° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.04 meters/second, 1598.5 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.1 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' 31.7" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 43.0" | 993.22 mi | west | 0° 10' 07.4" | 11.60 mi | south | 993.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 21' 47.4" | 776.84 mi | east | 4° 15' 53.4" | 293.09 mi | south | 833.78 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 |
|---|
| Acapulco | Sat 10:02 PM | 908 km | 564 miles | 490 nm |  N |
| Oaxaca | Sat 10:02 PM | 931 km | 578 miles | 503 nm | N |
| Escuintla | Sat 10:02 PM | 1022 km | 635 miles | 552 nm |  NE |
| Guatemala | Sat 10:02 PM | 1064 km | 661 miles | 575 nm | NE |
| Santa Ana | Sat 10:02 PM | 1115 km | 693 miles | 602 nm |  ENE |
| San Salvador | Sat 10:02 PM | 1133 km | 704 miles | 612 nm | ENE |
| Veracruz | Sat 10:02 PM | 1172 km | 728 miles | 633 nm | N |
| Mexico City | Sat 10:02 PM | 1179 km | 733 miles | 637 nm | N |
| Tegucigalpa | Sat 10:02 PM | 1343 km | 834 miles | 725 nm | ENE |
| Managua | Sat 10:02 PM | 1371 km | 852 miles | 740 nm | ENE |
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