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 05:40:00 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 05:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 152° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.74 meters/second, 1529.1 km/hour, 950.1 miles/hour or 825.6 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' 04.3" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 29.6" | 949.88 mi | west | 0° 04' 21.9" | 5.01 mi | north | 949.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 29' 32.2" | 751.64 mi | east | 1° 20' 10.3" | 91.92 mi | north | 754.17 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Sun 7:40 PM | 288 km | 179 miles | 155 nm | WNW |
| Wailuku | Sun 7:40 PM | 472 km | 293 miles | 255 nm | WNW |
| Honolulu | Sun 7:40 PM | 620 km | 385 miles | 335 nm | WNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 7:40 PM | 1973 km | 1226 miles | 1065 nm | SSW |
| Midway | Sun 6:40 PM | 2733 km | 1698 miles | 1476 nm | WNW |
| Baker Island | Sun 5:40 PM | 3352 km | 2083 miles | 1810 nm | SW |
| San Francisco | Sun 9:40 PM | 3572 km | 2220 miles | 1929 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Mon 6:40 PM | 3758 km | 2335 miles | 2029 nm | SW |
| Los Angeles | Sun 9:40 PM | 3766 km | 2340 miles | 2033 nm | ENE |
| Unalaska | Sun 8:40 PM | 4053 km | 2518 miles | 2188 nm | NNW |
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