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 10:38:00 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 10:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 155° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.06 meters/second, 1577.0 km/hour, 979.9 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' 44.6" | 979.81 mi | west | 0° 08' 52.7" | 10.17 mi | south | 980.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 13.8" | 757.86 mi | east | 3° 49' 25.6" | 262.84 mi | south | 807.04 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 12:38 AM | 981 km | 609 miles | 530 nm |  NNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 12:38 AM | 1244 km | 773 miles | 672 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Sat 10:38 PM | 2751 km | 1709 miles | 1485 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 11:38 PM | 2873 km | 1785 miles | 1551 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:38 PM | 3043 km | 1891 miles | 1643 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Sun 12:38 AM | 3417 km | 2123 miles | 1845 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Mon 12:38 AM | 3483 km | 2164 miles | 1881 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Sun 10:38 PM | 3702 km | 2300 miles | 1999 nm | SW |
| Tarawa | Sun 10:38 PM | 3745 km | 2327 miles | 2022 nm | WSW |
| Majuro | Sun 10:38 PM | 3753 km | 2332 miles | 2026 nm |  W |
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