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 Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 07:52:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 07:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.19 meters/second, 1516.3 km/hour, 942.2 miles/hour or 818.7 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" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 41.9" | 941.93 mi | west | 0° 02' 37.8" | 3.02 mi | south | 942.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 18.6" | 758.77 mi | east | 1° 29' 14.0" | 102.31 mi | south | 769.13 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Wed 9:52 PM | 587 km | 365 miles | 317 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Wed 9:52 PM | 878 km | 545 miles | 474 nm | W |
| Kiritimati | Thu 9:52 PM | 2204 km | 1369 miles | 1190 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Wed 8:52 PM | 2957 km | 1838 miles | 1597 nm |  WNW |
| San Francisco | Wed 11:52 PM | 3255 km | 2022 miles | 1757 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 11:52 PM | 3435 km | 2135 miles | 1855 nm |  ENE |
| Baker Island | Wed 7:52 PM | 3681 km | 2287 miles | 1988 nm |  SW |
| Las Vegas | Wed 11:52 PM | 3776 km | 2346 miles | 2039 nm | NE |
| Seattle | Wed 11:52 PM | 3899 km | 2423 miles | 2105 nm |  NNE |
| Phoenix | Thu 12:52 AM | 3971 km | 2467 miles | 2144 nm | ENE |
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