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 21, 2013 at 08:40:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 08:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.16 meters/second, 1527.0 km/hour, 948.8 miles/hour or 824.5 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' 31.3" | 15.81 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 26.0" | 948.59 mi | west | 0° 04' 06.3" | 4.71 mi | north | 948.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 30' 53.0" | 752.14 mi | east | 1° 13' 38.9" | 84.44 mi | north | 754.01 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Mon 8:40 PM | 279 km | 174 miles | 151 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Mon 7:40 PM | 1503 km | 934 miles | 812 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Mon 8:40 PM | 1549 km | 963 miles | 837 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Sun 9:40 PM | 2140 km | 1330 miles | 1156 nm |  ENE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 6:40 PM | 2151 km | 1336 miles | 1161 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Mon 8:40 PM | 2204 km | 1369 miles | 1190 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Mon 8:40 PM | 2212 km | 1374 miles | 1194 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Sun 8:40 PM | 2998 km | 1863 miles | 1619 nm |  SE |
| Tokyo | Mon 5:40 PM | 2999 km | 1864 miles | 1619 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Mon 7:40 PM | 3203 km | 1990 miles | 1730 nm | S |
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