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 10:52:00 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 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 169° 49' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.67 meters/second, 1554.0 km/hour, 965.6 miles/hour or 839.1 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' 31.3" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 19.9" | 965.46 mi | west | 0° 07' 10.0" | 8.22 mi | south | 965.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 09.9" | 757.03 mi | east | 3° 12' 33.9" | 220.67 mi | south | 793.97 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 12:52 AM | 1388 km | 863 miles | 750 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Fri 11:52 PM | 1555 km | 966 miles | 840 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Fri 10:52 PM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:52 AM | 2082 km | 1293 miles | 1124 nm |  SE |
| Majuro | Sat 10:52 PM | 2291 km | 1423 miles | 1237 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 10:52 PM | 2485 km | 1544 miles | 1342 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Sat 10:52 PM | 2521 km | 1567 miles | 1361 nm |  WNW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 11:52 PM | 2816 km | 1749 miles | 1520 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Sat 10:52 PM | 2974 km | 1848 miles | 1606 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Sat 10:52 PM | 3147 km | 1956 miles | 1699 nm | WSW |
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