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 Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 09:20:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 09:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 147° 33' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.27 meters/second, 1552.6 km/hour, 964.7 miles/hour or 838.3 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' 31.2" | 16.08 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.0" | 0.13 mi | south | 16.08 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 18.3" | 964.56 mi | west | 0° 07' 02.9" | 8.08 mi | south | 964.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 48.4" | 757.05 mi | east | 3° 09' 53.6" | 217.61 mi | south | 793.15 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 | Fri 11:20 PM | 1224 km | 760 miles | 661 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 11:20 PM | 1918 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Fri 10:20 PM | 3337 km | 2074 miles | 1802 nm | WNW |
| San Francisco | Sat 1:20 AM | 3428 km | 2130 miles | 1851 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Sat 1:20 AM | 3531 km | 2194 miles | 1906 nm | NE |
| Baker Island | Fri 9:20 PM | 3638 km | 2261 miles | 1964 nm |  WSW |
| Papeete | Fri 11:20 PM | 3741 km | 2325 miles | 2020 nm |  S |
| Fakaofo | Sat 10:20 PM | 3851 km | 2393 miles | 2079 nm | SW |
| Las Vegas | Sat 1:20 AM | 3886 km | 2415 miles | 2098 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Sat 2:20 AM | 3999 km | 2485 miles | 2159 nm |  ENE |
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