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 08:52:00 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 08:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.31 meters/second, 1516.7 km/hour, 942.4 miles/hour or 819.0 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" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.0" | 942.20 mi | west | 0° 02' 43.6" | 3.13 mi | south | 942.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 06.2" | 758.76 mi | east | 1° 31' 28.6" | 104.88 mi | south | 769.55 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Wed 10:52 PM | 653 km | 406 miles | 353 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Wed 9:52 PM | 1620 km | 1006 miles | 875 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 10:52 PM | 2154 km | 1338 miles | 1163 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Wed 8:52 PM | 2596 km | 1613 miles | 1402 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Thu 8:52 PM | 3038 km | 1888 miles | 1641 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 8:52 PM | 3073 km | 1909 miles | 1659 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Thu 8:52 PM | 3251 km | 2020 miles | 1755 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 9:52 PM | 3364 km | 2090 miles | 1817 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 8:52 PM | 3669 km | 2280 miles | 1981 nm | SSW |
| Adak | Wed 10:52 PM | 3682 km | 2288 miles | 1988 nm |  NNW |
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