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 09:30:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 09:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 18' | North |
| Longitude: | 151° 53' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.01 meters/second, 1526.4 km/hour, 948.5 miles/hour or 824.2 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' 31.3" | 15.81 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 24.9" | 948.24 mi | west | 0° 04' 01.9" | 4.62 mi | north | 948.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 15.1" | 752.27 mi | east | 1° 11' 49.4" | 82.35 mi | north | 753.98 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Mon 7:30 PM | 795 km | 494 miles | 429 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 7:30 PM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Mon 8:30 PM | 1530 km | 951 miles | 826 nm |  SSE |
| Wake Island | Mon 9:30 PM | 1551 km | 964 miles | 838 nm |  E |
| Yokohama | Mon 6:30 PM | 2155 km | 1339 miles | 1164 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 6:30 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm | NNW |
| Melekeok | Mon 6:30 PM | 2277 km | 1415 miles | 1230 nm |  WSW |
| Nagoya | Mon 6:30 PM | 2293 km | 1425 miles | 1238 nm |  NW |
| Osaka | Mon 6:30 PM | 2347 km | 1459 miles | 1267 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Mon 6:30 PM | 2356 km | 1464 miles | 1272 nm | NW |
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