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 14:08:00 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 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 43' | South |
| Longitude: | 142° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.16 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' 31.7" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 49.7" | 1004.71 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.7" | 13.32 mi | south | 1004.74 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 27' 38.9" | 792.45 mi | east | 4° 37' 40.5" | 318.02 mi | south | 852.20 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 |
|---|
| Taiohae | Thu 4:38 AM | 893 km | 555 miles | 482 nm |  SSE |
| Kiritimati | Fri 4:08 AM | 1645 km | 1022 miles | 888 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Thu 4:08 AM | 1892 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm |  SSW |
| Rarotonga | Thu 4:08 AM | 2825 km | 1755 miles | 1525 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Thu 6:08 AM | 2931 km | 1821 miles | 1583 nm | SSE |
| Honolulu | Thu 4:08 AM | 3018 km | 1875 miles | 1630 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 3:08 AM | 3240 km | 2013 miles | 1749 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Fri 4:08 AM | 3440 km | 2137 miles | 1857 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Thu 3:08 AM | 3507 km | 2179 miles | 1893 nm | SW |
| Baker Island | Thu 2:08 AM | 3734 km | 2320 miles | 2016 nm |  W |
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