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 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 09:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.60 meters/second, 1514.2 km/hour, 940.9 miles/hour or 817.6 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' 58.7" | 940.60 mi | west | 0° 01' 49.4" | 2.09 mi | north | 940.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 55.1" | 755.95 mi | east | 0° 17' 23.4" | 19.94 mi | north | 755.50 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 9:40 PM | 608 km | 378 miles | 328 nm |  ESE |
| Palikir | Tue 8:40 PM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 829 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Tue 9:40 PM | 1843 km | 1145 miles | 995 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 7:40 PM | 1894 km | 1177 miles | 1023 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Mon 10:40 PM | 2351 km | 1461 miles | 1269 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Tue 9:40 PM | 2416 km | 1501 miles | 1304 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Tue 9:40 PM | 2483 km | 1543 miles | 1341 nm | SSE |
| Tokyo | Tue 6:40 PM | 2674 km | 1662 miles | 1444 nm |  NW |
| Melekeok | Tue 6:40 PM | 3183 km | 1978 miles | 1719 nm | WSW |
| Honiara | Tue 8:40 PM | 3314 km | 2059 miles | 1789 nm |  S |
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