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 10:52:00 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 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.56 meters/second, 1517.6 km/hour, 943.0 miles/hour or 819.4 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" | 15.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.6" | 942.77 mi | west | 0° 02' 55.1" | 3.35 mi | south | 942.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 39.8" | 758.73 mi | east | 1° 35' 57.0" | 110.00 mi | south | 770.39 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 10:52 PM | 97 km | 60 miles | 52 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Thu 10:52 PM | 1505 km | 935 miles | 812 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Thu 9:52 PM | 1741 km | 1082 miles | 940 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Wed 11:52 PM | 1825 km | 1134 miles | 986 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Thu 10:52 PM | 2169 km | 1348 miles | 1171 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Thu 10:52 PM | 2283 km | 1419 miles | 1233 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 8:52 PM | 2476 km | 1538 miles | 1337 nm |  WSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 10:52 PM | 2847 km | 1769 miles | 1537 nm |  SE |
| Tokyo | Thu 7:52 PM | 3175 km | 1973 miles | 1714 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Thu 9:52 PM | 3356 km | 2085 miles | 1812 nm | SSW |
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