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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 08:52:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 08:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.67 meters/second, 1514.4 km/hour, 941.0 miles/hour or 817.7 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' 30.9" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 59.5" | 940.76 mi | west | 0° 01' 53.9" | 2.18 mi | north | 940.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 20' 17.5" | 755.85 mi | west | 0° 19' 13.8" | 22.05 mi | north | 755.38 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Tue 8:52 PM | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  W |
| Midway | Mon 9:52 PM | 1329 km | 825 miles | 717 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Tue 8:52 PM | 1483 km | 922 miles | 801 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Tue 8:52 PM | 2110 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm | S |
| Palikir | Tue 7:52 PM | 2163 km | 1344 miles | 1168 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Tue 8:52 PM | 2406 km | 1495 miles | 1299 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Mon 8:52 PM | 2540 km | 1578 miles | 1372 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 6:52 PM | 3061 km | 1902 miles | 1653 nm | W |
| Honolulu | Mon 10:52 PM | 3071 km | 1908 miles | 1658 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Tue 8:52 PM | 3289 km | 2043 miles | 1776 nm | SSE |
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