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 10:30:00 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 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 06' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.03 meters/second, 1576.9 km/hour, 979.8 miles/hour or 851.5 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' 44.5" | 979.74 mi | west | 0° 08' 52.2" | 10.16 mi | south | 980.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 16.3" | 757.84 mi | east | 3° 49' 14.6" | 262.63 mi | south | 806.96 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 12:30 AM | 1060 km | 659 miles | 572 nm |  NNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 12:30 AM | 1306 km | 812 miles | 705 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Sat 10:30 PM | 2938 km | 1826 miles | 1586 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 11:30 PM | 3036 km | 1887 miles | 1639 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:30 PM | 3175 km | 1973 miles | 1715 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Sun 12:30 AM | 3388 km | 2105 miles | 1829 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Mon 12:30 AM | 3603 km | 2239 miles | 1945 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Sun 12:30 AM | 3845 km | 2389 miles | 2076 nm | S |
| Funafuti | Sun 10:30 PM | 3871 km | 2405 miles | 2090 nm | SW |
| Tarawa | Sun 10:30 PM | 3947 km | 2453 miles | 2131 nm | WSW |
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