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 11:20:00 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 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 165° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.25 meters/second, 1577.7 km/hour, 980.3 miles/hour or 851.9 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" | 16.34 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 45.4" | 980.23 mi | west | 0° 08' 55.4" | 10.22 mi | south | 980.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 00.9" | 757.92 mi | east | 3° 50' 22.4" | 263.92 mi | south | 807.43 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 | Sun 1:20 AM | 1226 km | 762 miles | 662 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Mon 1:20 AM | 1486 km | 923 miles | 802 nm |  SE |
| Baker Island | Sat 11:20 PM | 1867 km | 1160 miles | 1008 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Sun 12:20 AM | 2126 km | 1321 miles | 1148 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 12:20 AM | 2538 km | 1577 miles | 1370 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sun 11:20 PM | 2660 km | 1653 miles | 1436 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 11:20 PM | 2712 km | 1685 miles | 1464 nm | WSW |
| Funafuti | Sun 11:20 PM | 2918 km | 1813 miles | 1575 nm | SW |
| Apia * | Mon 1:20 AM | 3030 km | 1883 miles | 1636 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 11:20 PM | 3093 km | 1922 miles | 1670 nm |  WNW |
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