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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:40:00 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: 81%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 11:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 131° 57' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.42 meters/second, 1513.5 km/hour, 940.5 miles/hour or 817.2 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' 30.9" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.7" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 56.9" | 940.20 mi | west | 0° 01' 37.9" | 1.87 mi | north | 940.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 25.6" | 756.21 mi | east | 0° 12' 46.7" | 14.65 mi | north | 755.82 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 |
|---|
| Taipei | Tue 7:40 PM | 1181 km | 734 miles | 638 nm |  WNW |
| Kagoshima | Tue 8:40 PM | 1229 km | 764 miles | 663 nm |  N |
| Quezon | Tue 7:40 PM | 1325 km | 824 miles | 716 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Tue 7:40 PM | 1336 km | 830 miles | 721 nm | WSW |
| Kumamoto | Tue 8:40 PM | 1361 km | 846 miles | 735 nm | N |
| Foochow | Tue 7:40 PM | 1424 km | 885 miles | 769 nm | WNW |
| Fukuoka | Tue 8:40 PM | 1458 km | 906 miles | 787 nm | N |
| Melekeok | Tue 8:40 PM | 1474 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  SSE |
| Kitakyushu | Tue 8:40 PM | 1478 km | 918 miles | 798 nm | N |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 9:40 PM | 1571 km | 976 miles | 848 nm |  ESE |
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