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 Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 09:52:00 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: 87%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 169° 45' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.68 meters/second, 1510.8 km/hour, 938.8 miles/hour or 815.8 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 43.2" | 938.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 30.0" | 0.57 mi | south | 938.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 16' 36.4" | 758.26 mi | west | 0° 38' 46.10" | 44.47 mi | south | 761.17 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 | Wed 9:52 PM | 365 km | 227 miles | 197 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 9:52 PM | 1518 km | 943 miles | 820 nm |  S |
| Midway | Tue 10:52 PM | 1540 km | 957 miles | 832 nm |  NE |
| Palikir | Wed 8:52 PM | 1979 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Wed 9:52 PM | 2173 km | 1350 miles | 1173 nm | S |
| Yaren | Wed 9:52 PM | 2380 km | 1479 miles | 1285 nm | S |
| Baker Island | Tue 9:52 PM | 2728 km | 1695 miles | 1473 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 7:52 PM | 2777 km | 1725 miles | 1499 nm | WSW |
| Tokyo | Wed 6:52 PM | 3360 km | 2088 miles | 1814 nm |  NW |
| Honolulu | Tue 11:52 PM | 3361 km | 2089 miles | 1815 nm |  E |
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