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 09:32:00 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 09:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 162° 00' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.51 meters/second, 1531.8 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" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 55.5" | 951.63 mi | west | 0° 05' 01.6" | 5.76 mi | south | 951.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 35.4" | 757.94 mi | east | 2° 24' 33.3" | 165.69 mi | south | 780.84 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 11:32 PM | 527 km | 327 miles | 285 nm |  NE |
| Wailuku | Thu 11:32 PM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Thu 10:32 PM | 1893 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 11:32 PM | 1922 km | 1194 miles | 1038 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Thu 9:32 PM | 2580 km | 1603 miles | 1393 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Fri 9:32 PM | 3166 km | 1967 miles | 1710 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 10:32 PM | 3257 km | 2024 miles | 1759 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Fri 9:32 PM | 3298 km | 2049 miles | 1781 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Fri 9:32 PM | 3326 km | 2067 miles | 1796 nm | WSW |
| Funafuti | Fri 9:32 PM | 3641 km | 2263 miles | 1966 nm | SW |
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