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 13:18:00 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 13:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 33' | South |
| Longitude: | 130° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.21 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' 51.5" | 1004.82 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.6" | 13.32 mi | south | 1004.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 45.2" | 791.49 mi | east | 4° 37' 50.4" | 318.20 mi | south | 851.45 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 5:18 AM | 2603 km | 1617 miles | 1406 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Thu 3:18 AM | 2703 km | 1679 miles | 1459 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 3:18 AM | 2969 km | 1845 miles | 1603 nm |  W |
| Easter Island * | Thu 8:18 AM | 3643 km | 2264 miles | 1967 nm |  SE |
| Rarotonga | Thu 3:18 AM | 3817 km | 2372 miles | 2061 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Thu 3:18 AM | 3876 km | 2408 miles | 2093 nm |  NW |
| Hermosillo | Thu 6:18 AM | 3998 km | 2484 miles | 2159 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 5:18 AM | 4157 km | 2583 miles | 2244 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 7:18 AM | 4173 km | 2593 miles | 2253 nm |  NE |
| Phoenix | Thu 6:18 AM | 4348 km | 2701 miles | 2347 nm | NNE |
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