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 10:10:00 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 10:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.94 meters/second, 1576.6 km/hour, 979.6 miles/hour or 851.3 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' 31.6" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.2" | 979.54 mi | west | 0° 08' 50.9" | 10.14 mi | south | 979.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 22.6" | 757.81 mi | east | 3° 48' 47.3" | 262.11 mi | south | 806.78 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 | Sun 12:10 AM | 1378 km | 856 miles | 744 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 12:10 AM | 1582 km | 983 miles | 854 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Sun 12:10 AM | 3374 km | 2097 miles | 1822 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Sat 10:10 PM | 3419 km | 2124 miles | 1846 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 11:10 PM | 3460 km | 2150 miles | 1868 nm | NW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:10 PM | 3542 km | 2201 miles | 1912 nm | SW |
| San Francisco | Sun 2:10 AM | 3757 km | 2335 miles | 2029 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 2:10 AM | 3828 km | 2378 miles | 2067 nm | NE |
| Apia * | Mon 12:10 AM | 3937 km | 2446 miles | 2126 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Sun 12:10 AM | 3985 km | 2476 miles | 2152 nm |  SSW |
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