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 09:40:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 09:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 19' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.98 meters/second, 1526.3 km/hour, 948.4 miles/hour or 824.1 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' 24.7" | 948.17 mi | west | 0° 04' 00.9" | 4.60 mi | north | 947.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 19.4" | 752.30 mi | east | 1° 11' 27.5" | 81.93 mi | north | 753.97 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 7:40 PM | 603 km | 375 miles | 326 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 7:40 PM | 819 km | 509 miles | 442 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Mon 8:40 PM | 1664 km | 1034 miles | 898 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Mon 9:40 PM | 1805 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  E |
| Yokohama | Mon 6:40 PM | 2031 km | 1262 miles | 1097 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 6:40 PM | 2052 km | 1275 miles | 1108 nm | NNW |
| Melekeok | Mon 6:40 PM | 2069 km | 1286 miles | 1117 nm | SW |
| Nagoya | Mon 6:40 PM | 2147 km | 1334 miles | 1159 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Mon 6:40 PM | 2189 km | 1360 miles | 1182 nm |  NW |
| Kyoto | Mon 6:40 PM | 2201 km | 1368 miles | 1188 nm | NW |
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