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 09:32:00 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 09:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 173° 41' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.39 meters/second, 1517.0 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' 42.2" | 942.38 mi | west | 0° 02' 47.5" | 3.20 mi | south | 942.53 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 57.6" | 758.75 mi | east | 1° 32' 58.3" | 106.59 mi | south | 769.83 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 10:32 PM | 966 km | 600 miles | 522 nm |  NNW |
| Honolulu | Wed 11:32 PM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 893 nm |  E |
| Wake Island | Thu 9:32 PM | 2062 km | 1281 miles | 1114 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 9:32 PM | 2175 km | 1352 miles | 1175 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Wed 9:32 PM | 2230 km | 1386 miles | 1204 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 9:32 PM | 2530 km | 1572 miles | 1366 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 11:32 PM | 2695 km | 1675 miles | 1455 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Thu 9:32 PM | 3117 km | 1937 miles | 1683 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Thu 9:32 PM | 3266 km | 2030 miles | 1764 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 10:32 PM | 3278 km | 2037 miles | 1770 nm | S |
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