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 10:02:00 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 10:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 179° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.45 meters/second, 1517.2 km/hour, 942.8 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" | 942.53 mi | west | 0° 02' 50.3" | 3.25 mi | south | 942.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 19' 08.8" | 758.75 mi | west | 1° 34' 05.4" | 107.87 mi | south | 770.03 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 11:02 PM | 964 km | 599 miles | 521 nm |  NNE |
| Wake Island | Thu 10:02 PM | 1304 km | 810 miles | 704 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 10:02 PM | 1669 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Thu 10:02 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 10:02 PM | 2260 km | 1404 miles | 1220 nm |  SSE |
| Honolulu | Thu 12:02 AM | 2406 km | 1495 miles | 1299 nm |  E |
| Yaren | Thu 10:02 PM | 2643 km | 1642 miles | 1427 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Thu 9:02 PM | 2688 km | 1670 miles | 1451 nm |  WSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 10:02 PM | 3170 km | 1970 miles | 1712 nm |  S |
| Kiritimati | Fri 12:02 AM | 3268 km | 2031 miles | 1765 nm |  SE |
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