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 11:02:00 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 11:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.58 meters/second, 1517.7 km/hour, 943.1 miles/hour or 819.5 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" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.6" | 942.82 mi | west | 0° 02' 56.0" | 3.36 mi | south | 942.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 37.6" | 758.73 mi | east | 1° 36' 19.4" | 110.43 mi | south | 770.46 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 11:02 PM | 238 km | 148 miles | 129 nm |  ESE |
| Majuro | Thu 11:02 PM | 1603 km | 996 miles | 865 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Thu 10:02 PM | 1613 km | 1002 miles | 871 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Thu 12:02 AM | 2043 km | 1269 miles | 1103 nm |  ENE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 9:02 PM | 2231 km | 1386 miles | 1205 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Thu 11:02 PM | 2262 km | 1406 miles | 1221 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Thu 11:02 PM | 2297 km | 1427 miles | 1240 nm |  S |
| Tokyo | Thu 8:02 PM | 2980 km | 1852 miles | 1609 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Wed 11:02 PM | 3021 km | 1877 miles | 1631 nm |  SE |
| Honiara | Thu 10:02 PM | 3305 km | 2053 miles | 1784 nm | S |
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