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 Friday, January 25, 2013 at 09:22:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 25, 2013 at 09:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 159° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.47 meters/second, 1531.7 km/hour, 951.8 miles/hour or 827.1 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' 30.8" | 15.86 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.86 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 55.4" | 951.55 mi | west | 0° 05' 00.7" | 5.74 mi | south | 951.80 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 39.3" | 757.95 mi | east | 2° 24' 12.8" | 165.30 mi | south | 780.75 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Thu 11:22 PM | 348 km | 216 miles | 188 nm |  NNE |
| Wailuku | Thu 11:22 PM | 408 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  NE |
| Hilo | Thu 11:22 PM | 488 km | 303 miles | 264 nm |  ENE |
| Kiritimati | Fri 11:22 PM | 1871 km | 1162 miles | 1010 nm |  S |
| Midway | Thu 10:22 PM | 2101 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Thu 9:22 PM | 2751 km | 1709 miles | 1485 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 10:22 PM | 3350 km | 2082 miles | 1809 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Fri 9:22 PM | 3408 km | 2118 miles | 1840 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Fri 9:22 PM | 3547 km | 2204 miles | 1915 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Fri 9:22 PM | 3551 km | 2207 miles | 1917 nm |  W |
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