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 10:32:00 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 10:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.72 meters/second, 1532.6 km/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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' 30.9" | 15.87 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.1" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 56.3" | 952.11 mi | west | 0° 05' 06.8" | 5.86 mi | south | 952.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 12.5" | 757.89 mi | east | 2° 26' 35.6" | 168.03 mi | south | 781.33 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Thu 11:32 PM | 1075 km | 668 miles | 581 nm |  N |
| Wake Island | Fri 10:32 PM | 1774 km | 1103 miles | 958 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Fri 10:32 PM | 1832 km | 1138 miles | 989 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Fri 12:32 AM | 1977 km | 1228 miles | 1068 nm |  ENE |
| Baker Island | Thu 10:32 PM | 2029 km | 1260 miles | 1095 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Fri 10:32 PM | 2212 km | 1375 miles | 1195 nm |  SSW |
| Yaren | Fri 10:32 PM | 2780 km | 1728 miles | 1501 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 12:32 AM | 2790 km | 1734 miles | 1506 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Fri 10:32 PM | 3028 km | 1882 miles | 1635 nm | S |
| Palikir | Fri 9:32 PM | 3029 km | 1882 miles | 1635 nm |  WSW |
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