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 11:38:00 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 11:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 44' | North |
| Longitude: | 169° 34' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.33 meters/second, 1578.0 km/hour, 980.5 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' 45.6" | 980.41 mi | west | 0° 08' 56.5" | 10.25 mi | south | 980.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 13' 55.4" | 757.95 mi | east | 3° 50' 46.6" | 264.38 mi | south | 807.60 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 1:38 AM | 1566 km | 973 miles | 845 nm |  NE |
| Baker Island | Sat 11:38 PM | 1582 km | 983 miles | 854 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 1:38 AM | 1806 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  SE |
| Midway | Sun 12:38 AM | 1897 km | 1179 miles | 1024 nm |  NNW |
| Majuro | Sun 11:38 PM | 2197 km | 1365 miles | 1186 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 11:38 PM | 2294 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm | WSW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 12:38 AM | 2450 km | 1523 miles | 1323 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Sun 11:38 PM | 2645 km | 1643 miles | 1428 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Sun 11:38 PM | 2657 km | 1651 miles | 1435 nm | SSW |
| Apia * | Mon 1:38 AM | 2948 km | 1832 miles | 1592 nm | S |
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