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 11:00:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 11:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 130° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.73 meters/second, 1525.4 km/hour, 947.9 miles/hour or 823.7 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" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 23.2" | 947.62 mi | west | 0° 03' 53.8" | 4.47 mi | north | 947.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 54.0" | 752.52 mi | east | 1° 08' 32.0" | 78.58 mi | north | 753.94 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 |
|---|
| Taipei | Mon 7:00 PM | 1083 km | 673 miles | 585 nm |  NW |
| Quezon | Mon 7:00 PM | 1094 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Mon 7:00 PM | 1104 km | 686 miles | 596 nm | WSW |
| Foochow | Mon 7:00 PM | 1325 km | 824 miles | 716 nm | NW |
| Kagoshima | Mon 8:00 PM | 1350 km | 839 miles | 729 nm |  N |
| Xiamen | Mon 7:00 PM | 1361 km | 846 miles | 735 nm |  WNW |
| Melekeok | Mon 8:00 PM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm |  SSE |
| Davao | Mon 7:00 PM | 1449 km | 900 miles | 782 nm |  SSW |
| Shantou | Mon 7:00 PM | 1459 km | 906 miles | 788 nm | WNW |
| Kumamoto | Mon 8:00 PM | 1485 km | 923 miles | 802 nm | N |
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