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 14, 2012 at 13:48:00 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: 70%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Monday, January 9, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:08 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 37'	South
Longitude:	142° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.95 meters/second, 1609.0 km/hour, 999.8 miles/hour or 868.8 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' 29.8"	16.66 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.66 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 55.9"	999.71 mi	west	0° 13' 06.3"	15.01 mi	south	999.67 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 33.9"	840.70 mi	east	5° 05' 49.3"	350.29 mi	south	906.95 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
Taiohae	Sat 4:18 AM	588 km	365 miles	317 nm	SE
Papeete	Sat 3:48 AM	1622 km	1008 miles	876 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Sun 3:48 AM	1797 km	1117 miles	971 nm	WNW
Rarotonga	Sat 3:48 AM	2618 km	1627 miles	1414 nm	SW
Adamstown	Sat 5:48 AM	2623 km	1630 miles	1416 nm	SSE
Fakaofo	Sun 2:48 AM	3215 km	1998 miles	1736 nm	W
Honolulu	Sat 3:48 AM	3322 km	2064 miles	1793 nm	NNW
Apia *	Sun 3:48 AM	3368 km	2093 miles	1818 nm	WSW
Alofi	Sat 2:48 AM	3377 km	2098 miles	1823 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Sat 1:48 AM	3814 km	2370 miles	2059 nm	W