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 15:08:00 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 15:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 42' | North |
| Longitude: | 168° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.15 meters/second, 1617.0 km/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 32.3" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 24.2" | 1004.70 mi | west | 0° 11' 21.5" | 13.01 mi | south | 1004.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 08' 19.6" | 769.68 mi | east | 4° 36' 41.3" | 316.87 mi | south | 832.93 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 |
|---|
| Rawaki | Thu 4:08 AM | 746 km | 464 miles | 403 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 3:08 AM | 914 km | 568 miles | 493 nm |  WSW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 5:08 AM | 1263 km | 785 miles | 682 nm |  E |
| Fakaofo | Thu 4:08 AM | 1365 km | 848 miles | 737 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 3:08 AM | 1831 km | 1138 miles | 988 nm |  SW |
| Apia * | Thu 5:08 AM | 1861 km | 1156 miles | 1005 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 3:08 AM | 2046 km | 1271 miles | 1105 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 3:08 AM | 2287 km | 1421 miles | 1235 nm |  WNW |
| Honolulu | Wed 5:08 AM | 2368 km | 1471 miles | 1279 nm |  NNE |
| Alofi | Wed 4:08 AM | 2410 km | 1498 miles | 1301 nm | S |
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