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 09:52:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 178° 32' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.43 meters/second, 1517.2 km/hour, 942.7 miles/hour or 819.2 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' 42.4" | 942.48 mi | west | 0° 02' 49.4" | 3.24 mi | south | 942.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 53.3" | 758.75 mi | east | 1° 33' 43.1" | 107.45 mi | south | 769.96 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 10:52 PM | 900 km | 560 miles | 486 nm |  N |
| Wake Island | Thu 9:52 PM | 1557 km | 967 miles | 841 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 9:52 PM | 1816 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Wed 11:52 PM | 2155 km | 1339 miles | 1164 nm |  E |
| Baker Island | Wed 9:52 PM | 2219 km | 1379 miles | 1198 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 9:52 PM | 2268 km | 1410 miles | 1225 nm |  SSW |
| Yaren | Thu 9:52 PM | 2785 km | 1730 miles | 1504 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Thu 8:52 PM | 2911 km | 1809 miles | 1572 nm |  WSW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 11:52 PM | 3066 km | 1905 miles | 1656 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Thu 9:52 PM | 3181 km | 1976 miles | 1717 nm | S |
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