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 09:52:00 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 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 34' | 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" | 948.09 mi | west | 0° 03' 59.8" | 4.58 mi | north | 947.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 24.6" | 752.33 mi | east | 1° 11' 01.2" | 81.43 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 7:52 PM | 465 km | 289 miles | 251 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 7:52 PM | 676 km | 420 miles | 365 nm |  SSW |
| Melekeok | Mon 6:52 PM | 1838 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Mon 8:52 PM | 1861 km | 1156 miles | 1005 nm |  SE |
| Yokohama | Mon 6:52 PM | 1911 km | 1187 miles | 1032 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Mon 6:52 PM | 1912 km | 1188 miles | 1032 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Mon 6:52 PM | 1914 km | 1189 miles | 1033 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Mon 6:52 PM | 1917 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Mon 6:52 PM | 1933 km | 1201 miles | 1044 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 6:52 PM | 1934 km | 1202 miles | 1044 nm | NNW |
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