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 27, 2013 at 09:30:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 09:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 138° 34' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.76 meters/second, 1575.9 km/hour, 979.2 miles/hour or 850.9 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' 31.6" | 16.32 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.32 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 43.6" | 979.14 mi | west | 0° 08' 48.2" | 10.09 mi | south | 979.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 35.3" | 757.75 mi | east | 3° 47' 52.4" | 261.06 mi | south | 806.41 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 11:30 PM | 2244 km | 1394 miles | 1212 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 11:30 PM | 2409 km | 1497 miles | 1301 nm |  WSW |
| Los Angeles | Sun 1:30 AM | 3104 km | 1928 miles | 1676 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Sun 1:30 AM | 3173 km | 1971 miles | 1713 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 2:30 AM | 3358 km | 2087 miles | 1813 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Sun 1:30 AM | 3468 km | 2155 miles | 1872 nm | NE |
| Phoenix | Sun 2:30 AM | 3509 km | 2181 miles | 1895 nm | NE |
| Papeete | Sat 11:30 PM | 3591 km | 2232 miles | 1939 nm |  SSW |
| Salt Lake City | Sun 2:30 AM | 4025 km | 2501 miles | 2173 nm | NE |
| Seattle | Sun 1:30 AM | 4120 km | 2560 miles | 2225 nm | NNE |
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