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 Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 10:30:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 06' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.57 meters/second, 1553.7 km/hour, 965.4 miles/hour or 838.9 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" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 19.4" | 965.25 mi | west | 0° 07' 08.3" | 8.18 mi | south | 965.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 19.0" | 757.03 mi | east | 3° 11' 55.8" | 219.94 mi | south | 793.78 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 12:30 AM | 907 km | 563 miles | 489 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:30 AM | 1758 km | 1093 miles | 949 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Fri 11:30 PM | 1886 km | 1172 miles | 1018 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Fri 10:30 PM | 2197 km | 1365 miles | 1186 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Sat 10:30 PM | 2827 km | 1756 miles | 1526 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 11:30 PM | 2913 km | 1810 miles | 1573 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 10:30 PM | 2956 km | 1837 miles | 1596 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Sat 10:30 PM | 3079 km | 1913 miles | 1663 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Sat 10:30 PM | 3261 km | 2026 miles | 1761 nm | SW |
| Apia * | Sun 12:30 AM | 3406 km | 2116 miles | 1839 nm | SSW |
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