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 10:40:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 134° 57' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.79 meters/second, 1525.7 km/hour, 948.0 miles/hour or 823.8 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" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 23.5" | 947.76 mi | west | 0° 03' 55.6" | 4.50 mi | north | 947.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 45.5" | 752.47 mi | east | 1° 09' 15.9" | 79.42 mi | north | 753.94 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 8:40 PM | 1235 km | 767 miles | 667 nm |  ESE |
| Melekeok | Mon 7:40 PM | 1315 km | 817 miles | 710 nm |  S |
| Kagoshima | Mon 7:40 PM | 1422 km | 883 miles | 768 nm |  NNW |
| Taipei | Mon 6:40 PM | 1519 km | 944 miles | 820 nm |  WNW |
| Kumamoto | Mon 7:40 PM | 1545 km | 960 miles | 834 nm | NNW |
| Quezon | Mon 6:40 PM | 1566 km | 973 miles | 845 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Mon 6:40 PM | 1575 km | 979 miles | 850 nm | WSW |
| Fukuoka | Mon 7:40 PM | 1645 km | 1022 miles | 888 nm | NNW |
| Kitakyushu | Mon 7:40 PM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Mon 7:40 PM | 1694 km | 1053 miles | 915 nm |  N |
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