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 10:38:00 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 10:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.61 meters/second, 1553.8 km/hour, 965.5 miles/hour or 839.0 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' 19.7" | 965.33 mi | west | 0° 07' 09.0" | 8.20 mi | south | 965.65 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 15.6" | 757.03 mi | east | 3° 12' 09.5" | 220.20 mi | south | 793.85 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 12:38 AM | 1073 km | 667 miles | 579 nm |  NE |
| Midway | Fri 11:38 PM | 1753 km | 1089 miles | 947 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:38 AM | 1861 km | 1157 miles | 1005 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Fri 10:38 PM | 2075 km | 1290 miles | 1121 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sat 10:38 PM | 2630 km | 1634 miles | 1420 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 10:38 PM | 2780 km | 1727 miles | 1501 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 11:38 PM | 2864 km | 1779 miles | 1546 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Sat 10:38 PM | 2876 km | 1787 miles | 1553 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Sat 10:38 PM | 3147 km | 1956 miles | 1699 nm | SSW |
| Apia * | Sun 12:38 AM | 3360 km | 2088 miles | 1814 nm | S |
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