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 Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 05:44:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 05:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 175° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.41 meters/second, 1571.1 km/hour, 976.2 miles/hour or 848.3 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" | 16.27 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.27 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 22.2" | 976.09 mi | west | 0° 08' 06.5" | 9.29 mi | north | 975.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 14.1" | 746.62 mi | east | 2° 54' 49.0" | 200.35 mi | north | 768.16 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 |
|---|
| Baker Island | Fri 5:44 PM | 1524 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  S |
| Midway | Fri 6:44 PM | 1586 km | 985 miles | 856 nm |  N |
| Majuro | Sat 5:44 PM | 1607 km | 998 miles | 868 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 5:44 PM | 1854 km | 1152 miles | 1001 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Sat 5:44 PM | 1959 km | 1217 miles | 1058 nm |  WNW |
| Honolulu | Fri 7:44 PM | 2071 km | 1287 miles | 1118 nm |  ENE |
| Kiritimati | Sat 7:44 PM | 2435 km | 1513 miles | 1315 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Sat 5:44 PM | 2488 km | 1546 miles | 1343 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Sat 5:44 PM | 2546 km | 1582 miles | 1375 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 6:44 PM | 2629 km | 1634 miles | 1420 nm |  SSE |
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