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 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 13:58:00 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: 76%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 13:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 151° 42' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.08 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 872.9 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' 32.4" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.2" | 1004.53 mi | west | 0° 11' 20.0" | 12.98 mi | south | 1004.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 38.5" | 768.74 mi | east | 4° 36' 20.8" | 316.48 mi | south | 832.03 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 | Thu 3:58 AM | 638 km | 397 miles | 345 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Wed 3:58 AM | 2141 km | 1330 miles | 1156 nm |  NNW |
| Papeete | Wed 3:58 AM | 2275 km | 1413 miles | 1228 nm |  S |
| Fakaofo | Thu 2:58 AM | 2558 km | 1590 miles | 1381 nm |  WSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 1:58 AM | 2774 km | 1724 miles | 1498 nm | W |
| Rarotonga | Wed 3:58 AM | 2814 km | 1748 miles | 1519 nm |  SSW |
| Apia * | Thu 3:58 AM | 2889 km | 1795 miles | 1560 nm |  SW |
| Alofi | Wed 2:58 AM | 3145 km | 1954 miles | 1698 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Thu 1:58 AM | 3468 km | 2155 miles | 1873 nm | WSW |
| Nukualofa | Thu 2:58 AM | 3695 km | 2296 miles | 1995 nm | SW |
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