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 09:22:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 09:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 16' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.37 meters/second, 1516.9 km/hour, 942.6 miles/hour or 819.1 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' 42.1" | 942.34 mi | west | 0° 02' 46.4" | 3.18 mi | south | 942.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 59.9" | 758.76 mi | east | 1° 32' 35.9" | 106.16 mi | south | 769.76 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Wed 10:22 PM | 1084 km | 674 miles | 586 nm |  NNW |
| Honolulu | Wed 11:22 PM | 1402 km | 871 miles | 757 nm |  E |
| Baker Island | Wed 9:22 PM | 2282 km | 1418 miles | 1232 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 9:22 PM | 2315 km | 1439 miles | 1250 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 9:22 PM | 2378 km | 1477 miles | 1284 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 11:22 PM | 2530 km | 1572 miles | 1366 nm |  SE |
| Tarawa | Thu 9:22 PM | 2690 km | 1671 miles | 1452 nm | SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 10:22 PM | 3268 km | 2030 miles | 1764 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Thu 9:22 PM | 3302 km | 2052 miles | 1783 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Thu 9:22 PM | 3340 km | 2076 miles | 1804 nm | SSW |
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