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, January 20, 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: 62%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 06:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 177° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.96 meters/second, 1547.9 km/hour, 961.8 miles/hour or 835.8 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' 32.0" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.2" | 0.12 mi | north | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 57.9" | 961.60 mi | west | 0° 06' 16.6" | 7.20 mi | north | 961.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 18' 23.5" | 748.20 mi | east | 2° 08' 10.3" | 146.93 mi | north | 758.14 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Sat 7:36 PM | 1245 km | 774 miles | 672 nm |  N |
| Majuro | Sun 6:36 PM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Sun 6:36 PM | 1717 km | 1067 miles | 927 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Sat 6:36 PM | 1857 km | 1154 miles | 1003 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sun 6:36 PM | 2022 km | 1256 miles | 1092 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Sat 8:36 PM | 2100 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Sun 6:36 PM | 2597 km | 1614 miles | 1402 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 8:36 PM | 2751 km | 1709 miles | 1485 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Sun 6:36 PM | 2845 km | 1768 miles | 1536 nm | S |
| Palikir | Sun 5:36 PM | 2890 km | 1796 miles | 1560 nm |  WSW |
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