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 06:44:00 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: 53%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 06:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 169° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.15 meters/second, 1570.1 km/hour, 975.6 miles/hour or 847.8 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" | 16.26 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | north | 16.26 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 21.4" | 975.51 mi | west | 0° 08' 02.4" | 9.21 mi | north | 975.26 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 52' 22.7" | 746.61 mi | west | 2° 53' 03.3" | 198.33 mi | north | 767.64 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Sat 6:44 PM | 656 km | 408 miles | 354 nm |  NNW |
| Majuro | Sat 6:44 PM | 787 km | 489 miles | 425 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Sat 6:44 PM | 1451 km | 901 miles | 783 nm | SSE |
| Palikir | Sat 5:44 PM | 1485 km | 923 miles | 802 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Sat 6:44 PM | 1646 km | 1023 miles | 889 nm |  S |
| Midway | Fri 7:44 PM | 2061 km | 1281 miles | 1113 nm |  NE |
| Baker Island | Fri 6:44 PM | 2169 km | 1348 miles | 1171 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 4:44 PM | 2690 km | 1672 miles | 1453 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Sat 6:44 PM | 2716 km | 1687 miles | 1466 nm | SSE |
| Honiara | Sat 5:44 PM | 2813 km | 1748 miles | 1519 nm |  SSW |
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