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 10:20:00 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 10:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 07' | North |
| Longitude: | 162° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.53 meters/second, 1553.5 km/hour, 965.3 miles/hour or 838.8 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' 31.3" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 19.2" | 965.15 mi | west | 0° 07' 07.5" | 8.17 mi | south | 965.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 23.3" | 757.04 mi | east | 3° 11' 38.3" | 219.61 mi | south | 793.69 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 | Sat 12:20 AM | 727 km | 451 miles | 392 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:20 AM | 1659 km | 1031 miles | 896 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Fri 11:20 PM | 2067 km | 1284 miles | 1116 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Fri 10:20 PM | 2368 km | 1471 miles | 1278 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 11:20 PM | 2994 km | 1860 miles | 1617 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sat 10:20 PM | 3075 km | 1911 miles | 1661 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 10:20 PM | 3182 km | 1977 miles | 1718 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Sat 10:20 PM | 3333 km | 2071 miles | 1800 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Sat 10:20 PM | 3417 km | 2123 miles | 1845 nm | SW |
| Apia * | Sun 12:20 AM | 3480 km | 2162 miles | 1879 nm | SSW |
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