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 16:32:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 16:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 11' | South |
| Longitude: | 177° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.99 meters/second, 1616.4 km/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.5" | 1004.33 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.9" | 13.32 mi | south | 1004.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 30' 18.8" | 795.31 mi | east | 4° 37' 06.8" | 317.37 mi | south | 854.36 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 | Thu 4:32 AM | 304 km | 189 miles | 164 nm |  NNE |
| Funafuti | Fri 4:32 AM | 772 km | 480 miles | 417 nm |  SSW |
| Rawaki | Fri 5:32 AM | 813 km | 505 miles | 439 nm |  ESE |
| Fakaofo | Fri 5:32 AM | 1081 km | 672 miles | 584 nm |  SE |
| Tarawa | Fri 4:32 AM | 1092 km | 679 miles | 590 nm |  WNW |
| Apia * | Fri 6:32 AM | 1453 km | 903 miles | 784 nm |  SSE |
| Majuro | Fri 4:32 AM | 1594 km | 991 miles | 861 nm |  NW |
| Yaren | Fri 4:32 AM | 1704 km | 1059 miles | 920 nm |  W |
| Suva * | Fri 5:32 AM | 1811 km | 1125 miles | 978 nm | SSW |
| Alofi | Thu 5:32 AM | 2057 km | 1278 miles | 1111 nm | SSE |
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