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 10:46:00 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 10:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 145° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.92 meters/second, 1598.1 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" | 992.97 mi | west | 0° 10' 14.1" | 11.72 mi | south | 993.27 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 19.7" | 762.16 mi | east | 4° 17' 05.7" | 294.47 mi | south | 820.61 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 12:46 AM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 12:46 AM | 1880 km | 1168 miles | 1015 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Mon 12:46 AM | 2968 km | 1844 miles | 1603 nm |  S |
| Fakaofo | Mon 11:46 PM | 3482 km | 2164 miles | 1880 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Sun 10:46 PM | 3545 km | 2203 miles | 1914 nm | WSW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 12:46 AM | 3683 km | 2288 miles | 1989 nm |  SSW |
| Apia * | Tue 12:46 AM | 3830 km | 2380 miles | 2068 nm | SW |
| Midway | Sun 11:46 PM | 3935 km | 2445 miles | 2125 nm | NW |
| Los Angeles | Mon 2:46 AM | 3946 km | 2452 miles | 2130 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Mon 2:46 AM | 3950 km | 2455 miles | 2133 nm |  NNE |
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