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 05:36:00 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: 43%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 05:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 175° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.39 meters/second, 1592.6 km/hour, 989.6 miles/hour or 859.9 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" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 31.1" | 989.52 mi | west | 0° 09' 37.1" | 11.02 mi | north | 989.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 59' 21.9" | 749.25 mi | west | 3° 34' 09.0" | 245.36 mi | north | 783.88 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Fri 5:36 PM | 558 km | 347 miles | 301 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Fri 5:36 PM | 1018 km | 632 miles | 550 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Fri 5:36 PM | 1341 km | 833 miles | 724 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Thu 5:36 PM | 1462 km | 908 miles | 789 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Fri 5:36 PM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Fri 4:36 PM | 1902 km | 1182 miles | 1027 nm |  W |
| Midway | Thu 6:36 PM | 2125 km | 1321 miles | 1148 nm |  NNE |
| Funafuti | Fri 5:36 PM | 2138 km | 1329 miles | 1155 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Fri 6:36 PM | 2657 km | 1651 miles | 1434 nm | SE |
| Honiara | Fri 4:36 PM | 2759 km | 1714 miles | 1490 nm | SW |
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