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 11:20:00 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 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 60' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.79 meters/second, 1554.5 km/hour, 965.9 miles/hour or 839.3 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' 31.3" | 16.10 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.10 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 20.4" | 965.74 mi | west | 0° 07' 12.2" | 8.26 mi | south | 966.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 22' 58.2" | 757.02 mi | east | 3° 13' 22.2" | 221.59 mi | south | 794.23 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 | Sat 12:20 AM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 732 nm |  N |
| Majuro | Sat 11:20 PM | 1652 km | 1026 miles | 892 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Fri 11:20 PM | 1748 km | 1086 miles | 944 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Sat 11:20 PM | 1815 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm |  WNW |
| Tarawa | Sat 11:20 PM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Sat 1:20 AM | 2060 km | 1280 miles | 1112 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Sat 11:20 PM | 2575 km | 1600 miles | 1390 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 1:20 AM | 2627 km | 1632 miles | 1418 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Sat 11:20 PM | 2750 km | 1709 miles | 1485 nm | S |
| Fakaofo | Sun 12:20 AM | 2866 km | 1781 miles | 1548 nm |  SSE |
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