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 Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:00:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 145° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.90 meters/second, 1576.4 km/hour, 979.5 miles/hour or 851.2 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' 31.6" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.1" | 979.44 mi | west | 0° 08' 50.2" | 10.13 mi | south | 979.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 25.8" | 757.80 mi | east | 3° 48' 33.8" | 261.85 mi | south | 806.69 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 | Midnight Sat-Sun | 1577 km | 980 miles | 851 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Midnight Sun-Mon | 1765 km | 1097 miles | 953 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Midnight Sat-Sun | 3399 km | 2112 miles | 1835 nm |  S |
| San Francisco | Sun 2:00 AM | 3596 km | 2235 miles | 1942 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 2:00 AM | 3636 km | 2259 miles | 1963 nm | NE |
| Baker Island | Sat 10:00 PM | 3665 km | 2277 miles | 1979 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 11:00 PM | 3679 km | 2286 miles | 1986 nm |  WNW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:00 PM | 3740 km | 2324 miles | 2019 nm | SW |
| Las Vegas | Sun 2:00 AM | 3998 km | 2484 miles | 2159 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 3:00 AM | 4017 km | 2496 miles | 2169 nm |  ENE |
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