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 06:36:00 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: 53%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 06:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 34' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.19 meters/second, 1570.3 km/hour, 975.7 miles/hour or 847.9 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' 32.3" | 16.26 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | north | 16.26 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 21.4" | 975.58 mi | west | 0° 08' 02.9" | 9.22 mi | north | 975.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 52' 25.7" | 746.61 mi | west | 2° 53' 17.5" | 198.60 mi | north | 767.71 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 | Sat 6:36 PM | 768 km | 477 miles | 415 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Sat 6:36 PM | 779 km | 484 miles | 421 nm |  NW |
| Tarawa | Sat 6:36 PM | 1409 km | 876 miles | 761 nm | S |
| Palikir | Sat 5:36 PM | 1667 km | 1036 miles | 900 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Sat 6:36 PM | 1696 km | 1054 miles | 916 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Fri 7:36 PM | 1938 km | 1204 miles | 1047 nm |  NE |
| Baker Island | Fri 6:36 PM | 2023 km | 1257 miles | 1092 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Sat 6:36 PM | 2638 km | 1639 miles | 1424 nm |  SSE |
| Honiara | Sat 5:36 PM | 2900 km | 1802 miles | 1566 nm | SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 4:36 PM | 2900 km | 1802 miles | 1566 nm |  W |
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