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 11:20:00 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 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 58' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.04 meters/second, 1598.6 km/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.2 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" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 03.4" | 993.24 mi | west | 0° 10' 15.7" | 11.76 mi | south | 993.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 17.2" | 762.31 mi | east | 4° 17' 36.9" | 295.07 mi | south | 820.93 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 1:20 AM | 866 km | 538 miles | 467 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 1:20 AM | 1432 km | 890 miles | 773 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Sun 11:20 PM | 2676 km | 1663 miles | 1445 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 12:20 AM | 2785 km | 1731 miles | 1504 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Mon 1:20 AM | 2967 km | 1844 miles | 1602 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Tue 1:20 AM | 3195 km | 1985 miles | 1725 nm | SW |
| Midway | Mon 12:20 AM | 3251 km | 2020 miles | 1756 nm |  NW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 1:20 AM | 3397 km | 2111 miles | 1834 nm | S |
| Funafuti | Mon 11:20 PM | 3545 km | 2203 miles | 1914 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Mon 12:20 AM | 3556 km | 2209 miles | 1920 nm | SSW |
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