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 Monday, January 28, 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.90 meters/second, 1598.0 km/hour, 993.0 miles/hour or 862.9 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' 32.0" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 03.2" | 992.90 mi | west | 0° 10' 13.8" | 11.72 mi | south | 993.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 20.4" | 762.12 mi | east | 4° 16' 58.3" | 294.33 mi | south | 820.53 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Tue 12:38 AM | 1697 km | 1054 miles | 916 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 12:38 AM | 2028 km | 1260 miles | 1095 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Mon 12:38 AM | 3008 km | 1869 miles | 1624 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 11:38 PM | 3660 km | 2274 miles | 1976 nm | WSW |
| Baker Island | Sun 10:38 PM | 3753 km | 2332 miles | 2026 nm | WSW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 12:38 AM | 3778 km | 2348 miles | 2040 nm | SSW |
| Los Angeles | Mon 2:38 AM | 3805 km | 2365 miles | 2055 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Mon 2:38 AM | 3836 km | 2384 miles | 2071 nm |  NNE |
| Apia * | Tue 12:38 AM | 3995 km | 2482 miles | 2157 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Mon 2:38 AM | 4056 km | 2520 miles | 2190 nm |  SSE |
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