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 14:28:00 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 14:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 147° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.14 meters/second, 1616.9 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' 31.8" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 49.0" | 1004.66 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.8" | 13.32 mi | south | 1004.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 00.7" | 792.85 mi | east | 4° 37' 36.3" | 317.94 mi | south | 852.50 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Fri 4:28 AM | 1132 km | 703 miles | 611 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Thu 4:28 AM | 1753 km | 1089 miles | 947 nm |  S |
| Rarotonga | Thu 4:28 AM | 2512 km | 1561 miles | 1357 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 3:28 AM | 2723 km | 1692 miles | 1470 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 4:28 AM | 2778 km | 1726 miles | 1500 nm |  NNW |
| Apia * | Fri 4:28 AM | 2953 km | 1835 miles | 1595 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Thu 3:28 AM | 3074 km | 1910 miles | 1660 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Thu 2:28 AM | 3196 km | 1986 miles | 1726 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Thu 6:28 AM | 3204 km | 1991 miles | 1730 nm |  SE |
| Nukualofa | Fri 3:28 AM | 3661 km | 2275 miles | 1977 nm | SW |
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