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 11:30:00 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 11:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 45' | North |
| Longitude: | 167° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.29 meters/second, 1577.9 km/hour, 980.4 miles/hour or 852.0 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' 31.7" | 16.34 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 45.5" | 980.33 mi | west | 0° 08' 55.9" | 10.24 mi | south | 980.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 13' 57.7" | 757.94 mi | east | 3° 50' 35.9" | 264.18 mi | south | 807.52 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 1:30 AM | 1406 km | 874 miles | 759 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Mon 1:30 AM | 1654 km | 1028 miles | 893 nm |  SE |
| Baker Island | Sat 11:30 PM | 1698 km | 1055 miles | 917 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Sun 12:30 AM | 1989 km | 1236 miles | 1074 nm |  NNW |
| Majuro | Sun 11:30 PM | 2402 km | 1492 miles | 1297 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 11:30 PM | 2477 km | 1539 miles | 1338 nm | WSW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 12:30 AM | 2478 km | 1540 miles | 1338 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Sun 11:30 PM | 2766 km | 1718 miles | 1493 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 11:30 PM | 2843 km | 1767 miles | 1535 nm |  WNW |
| Apia * | Mon 1:30 AM | 2975 km | 1849 miles | 1606 nm | S |
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