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 10:52:00 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 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 47' | North |
| Longitude: | 155° 14' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.70 meters/second, 1510.9 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' 30.6" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.7" | 938.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 35.8" | 0.69 mi | south | 938.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 24.3" | 758.32 mi | east | 0° 41' 06.3" | 47.13 mi | south | 761.48 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 10:52 PM | 1205 km | 749 miles | 651 nm |  E |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 8:52 PM | 1378 km | 856 miles | 744 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Wed 9:52 PM | 1567 km | 974 miles | 846 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Wed 7:52 PM | 2227 km | 1384 miles | 1202 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Wed 7:52 PM | 2242 km | 1393 miles | 1211 nm | NW |
| Majuro | Wed 10:52 PM | 2288 km | 1422 miles | 1235 nm |  SE |
| Nagoya | Wed 7:52 PM | 2398 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Wed 7:52 PM | 2472 km | 1536 miles | 1335 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Wed 7:52 PM | 2474 km | 1537 miles | 1336 nm | NW |
| Kobe | Wed 7:52 PM | 2499 km | 1553 miles | 1349 nm | NW |
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