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 20, 2013 at 04:40:00 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: 62%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 04:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.44 meters/second, 1549.6 km/hour, 962.9 miles/hour or 836.7 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" | 16.05 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.12 mi | north | 16.05 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 00.1" | 962.69 mi | west | 0° 06' 25.7" | 7.37 mi | north | 962.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 17' 26.9" | 747.97 mi | east | 2° 12' 00.0" | 151.31 mi | north | 758.70 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 | Sat 6:40 PM | 1041 km | 647 miles | 562 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 6:40 PM | 1873 km | 1164 miles | 1011 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Sat 5:40 PM | 3153 km | 1959 miles | 1703 nm | WNW |
| San Francisco | Sat 8:40 PM | 3503 km | 2177 miles | 1892 nm |  NE |
| Baker Island | Sat 4:40 PM | 3508 km | 2180 miles | 1894 nm |  WSW |
| Los Angeles | Sat 8:40 PM | 3633 km | 2257 miles | 1961 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Sun 5:40 PM | 3773 km | 2344 miles | 2037 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Sat 6:40 PM | 3794 km | 2357 miles | 2048 nm |  S |
| Las Vegas | Sat 8:40 PM | 3984 km | 2475 miles | 2151 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Sat 9:40 PM | 4131 km | 2567 miles | 2230 nm |  ENE |
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