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 09:50:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 09:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 147° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.94 meters/second, 1526.2 km/hour, 948.3 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' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 24.6" | 948.10 mi | west | 0° 04' 00.1" | 4.59 mi | north | 947.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 23.8" | 752.33 mi | east | 1° 11' 05.6" | 81.51 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 7:50 PM | 477 km | 297 miles | 258 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 7:50 PM | 693 km | 430 miles | 374 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Mon 8:50 PM | 1826 km | 1135 miles | 986 nm |  SE |
| Melekeok | Mon 6:50 PM | 1875 km | 1165 miles | 1012 nm |  SW |
| Yokohama | Mon 6:50 PM | 1929 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Mon 6:50 PM | 1933 km | 1201 miles | 1044 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Mon 6:50 PM | 1935 km | 1202 miles | 1045 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Mon 6:50 PM | 1936 km | 1203 miles | 1045 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Mon 6:50 PM | 1951 km | 1212 miles | 1053 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 6:50 PM | 1951 km | 1213 miles | 1054 nm | NNW |
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