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 Monday, January 21, 2013 at 04:50:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 04:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 140° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.90 meters/second, 1529.7 km/hour, 950.5 miles/hour or 825.9 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' 31.5" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.5" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 30.7" | 950.25 mi | west | 0° 04' 26.2" | 5.09 mi | north | 950.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 29' 09.3" | 751.50 mi | east | 1° 21' 58.4" | 93.99 mi | north | 754.23 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 6:50 PM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 999 nm |  W |
| Kiritimati | Mon 6:50 PM | 2649 km | 1646 miles | 1430 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco | Sun 8:50 PM | 2713 km | 1686 miles | 1465 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 8:50 PM | 2752 km | 1710 miles | 1486 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Sun 8:50 PM | 3113 km | 1934 miles | 1681 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 9:50 PM | 3179 km | 1975 miles | 1716 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Sun 9:50 PM | 3231 km | 2008 miles | 1745 nm | NE |
| Seattle | Sun 8:50 PM | 3572 km | 2219 miles | 1929 nm |  NNE |
| Salt Lake City | Sun 9:50 PM | 3630 km | 2256 miles | 1960 nm | NE |
| Vancouver | Sun 8:50 PM | 3698 km | 2298 miles | 1997 nm | NNE |
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