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 15:32:00 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 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 174° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.18 meters/second, 1617.0 km/hour, 1004.8 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' 32.4" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 23.8" | 1004.75 mi | west | 0° 11' 22.0" | 13.02 mi | south | 1004.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 08' 34.2" | 770.00 mi | east | 4° 36' 48.0" | 317.00 mi | south | 833.25 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 |
|---|
| Baker Island | Wed 3:32 AM | 350 km | 217 miles | 189 nm |  SW |
| Rawaki | Thu 4:32 AM | 817 km | 508 miles | 441 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Thu 4:32 AM | 1374 km | 854 miles | 742 nm | SSE |
| Tarawa | Thu 3:32 AM | 1400 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Thu 3:32 AM | 1418 km | 881 miles | 765 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Thu 3:32 AM | 1666 km | 1035 miles | 899 nm |  WNW |
| Apia * | Thu 5:32 AM | 1845 km | 1146 miles | 996 nm |  S |
| Kiritimati | Thu 5:32 AM | 1908 km | 1186 miles | 1030 nm |  E |
| Yaren | Thu 3:32 AM | 2100 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm | W |
| Suva * | Thu 4:32 AM | 2425 km | 1507 miles | 1309 nm | SSW |
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