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 10:40:00 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 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.51 meters/second, 1513.8 km/hour, 940.6 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' 57.7" | 940.39 mi | west | 0° 01' 43.7" | 1.98 mi | north | 940.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 10.6" | 756.08 mi | east | 0° 15' 05.1" | 17.30 mi | north | 755.66 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 8:40 PM | 596 km | 370 miles | 322 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 8:40 PM | 803 km | 499 miles | 434 nm |  SSW |
| Yokohama | Tue 7:40 PM | 1782 km | 1107 miles | 962 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Tue 7:40 PM | 1786 km | 1110 miles | 964 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Tue 7:40 PM | 1788 km | 1111 miles | 965 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Tue 7:40 PM | 1789 km | 1112 miles | 966 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Tue 7:40 PM | 1804 km | 1121 miles | 974 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Tue 7:40 PM | 1805 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Tue 7:40 PM | 1872 km | 1163 miles | 1011 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Tue 7:40 PM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm | NNW |
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