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 10:12:00 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 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.47 meters/second, 1517.3 km/hour, 942.8 miles/hour or 819.3 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' 42.5" | 942.57 mi | west | 0° 02' 51.2" | 3.27 mi | south | 942.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 19' 11.0" | 758.74 mi | west | 1° 34' 27.7" | 108.30 mi | south | 770.10 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Thu 10:12 PM | 1051 km | 653 miles | 568 nm |  W |
| Midway | Wed 11:12 PM | 1082 km | 672 miles | 584 nm |  NNE |
| Majuro | Thu 10:12 PM | 1552 km | 964 miles | 838 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Thu 10:12 PM | 2108 km | 1310 miles | 1138 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Wed 10:12 PM | 2330 km | 1448 miles | 1258 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Thu 9:12 PM | 2473 km | 1536 miles | 1335 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Thu 10:12 PM | 2520 km | 1566 miles | 1361 nm | SSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 12:12 AM | 2657 km | 1651 miles | 1435 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Thu 10:12 PM | 3182 km | 1977 miles | 1718 nm | S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 8:12 PM | 3472 km | 2157 miles | 1875 nm | W |
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