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 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 13:08:00 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: 67%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 31' | South |
| Longitude: | 128° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.22 meters/second, 1617.2 km/hour, 1004.9 miles/hour or 873.2 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' 31.8" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.8" | 1004.84 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.6" | 13.31 mi | south | 1004.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 34.5" | 791.29 mi | east | 4° 37' 52.3" | 318.24 mi | south | 851.31 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Thu 5:08 AM | 2611 km | 1623 miles | 1410 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Thu 3:08 AM | 2910 km | 1808 miles | 1571 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 3:08 AM | 3236 km | 2011 miles | 1747 nm |  W |
| Easter Island * | Thu 8:08 AM | 3489 km | 2168 miles | 1884 nm |  SE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 6:08 AM | 3864 km | 2401 miles | 2086 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 7:08 AM | 3954 km | 2457 miles | 2135 nm |  NE |
| Rarotonga | Thu 3:08 AM | 4037 km | 2509 miles | 2180 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Thu 3:08 AM | 4077 km | 2533 miles | 2201 nm |  NW |
| Los Angeles | Thu 5:08 AM | 4080 km | 2535 miles | 2203 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Thu 6:08 AM | 4235 km | 2632 miles | 2287 nm | NNE |
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