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 10:30:00 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 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 53' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.52 meters/second, 1513.9 km/hour, 940.7 miles/hour or 817.4 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" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 58.0" | 940.43 mi | west | 0° 01' 44.6" | 2.00 mi | north | 940.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 08.1" | 756.06 mi | east | 0° 15' 28.2" | 17.74 mi | north | 755.63 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 | Tue 8:30 PM | 678 km | 421 miles | 366 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 8:30 PM | 897 km | 557 miles | 484 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Tue 9:30 PM | 1809 km | 1124 miles | 977 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Tue 10:30 PM | 1864 km | 1158 miles | 1006 nm |  E |
| Yokohama | Tue 7:30 PM | 1884 km | 1171 miles | 1017 nm |  NNW |
| Kawasaki | Tue 7:30 PM | 1889 km | 1174 miles | 1020 nm | NNW |
| Shizuoka | Tue 7:30 PM | 1904 km | 1183 miles | 1028 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Tue 7:30 PM | 1905 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Tue 7:30 PM | 1908 km | 1186 miles | 1030 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Tue 7:30 PM | 1915 km | 1190 miles | 1034 nm | NNW |
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