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 28, 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 141° 51' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.87 meters/second, 1597.9 km/hour, 992.9 miles/hour or 862.8 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' 32.0" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 03.1" | 992.84 mi | west | 0° 10' 13.4" | 11.71 mi | south | 993.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 21.0" | 762.08 mi | east | 4° 16' 51.0" | 294.19 mi | south | 820.46 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Tue 12:30 AM | 1890 km | 1174 miles | 1021 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 12:30 AM | 2185 km | 1358 miles | 1180 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Mon 12:30 AM | 3063 km | 1903 miles | 1654 nm |  SSW |
| Los Angeles | Mon 2:30 AM | 3671 km | 2281 miles | 1982 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Mon 2:30 AM | 3729 km | 2317 miles | 2013 nm |  NNE |
| Fakaofo | Mon 11:30 PM | 3842 km | 2387 miles | 2074 nm | WSW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 12:30 AM | 3883 km | 2413 miles | 2097 nm | SSW |
| Hermosillo | Mon 3:30 AM | 3911 km | 2430 miles | 2112 nm | NE |
| Baker Island | Sun 10:30 PM | 3961 km | 2461 miles | 2139 nm | WSW |
| Adamstown | Mon 2:30 AM | 3987 km | 2477 miles | 2153 nm |  SSE |
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