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 Friday, January 4, 2013 at 14:18:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 14:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 133° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.04 meters/second, 1605.7 km/hour, 997.8 miles/hour or 867.0 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' 30.7" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 43.4" | 997.68 mi | west | 0° 11' 24.4" | 13.06 mi | south | 997.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 00' 00.0" | 824.99 mi | east | 4° 25' 34.3" | 304.20 mi | south | 875.18 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 | Fri 4:48 AM | 678 km | 421 miles | 366 nm |  WSW |
| Papeete | Fri 4:18 AM | 2100 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Fri 6:18 AM | 2109 km | 1310 miles | 1139 nm |  S |
| Kiritimati | Sat 4:18 AM | 2754 km | 1712 miles | 1487 nm |  WNW |
| Rarotonga | Fri 4:18 AM | 3232 km | 2008 miles | 1745 nm | WSW |
| Easter Island * | Fri 9:18 AM | 3469 km | 2156 miles | 1873 nm |  SE |
| Honolulu | Fri 4:18 AM | 4025 km | 2501 miles | 2173 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 3:18 AM | 4123 km | 2562 miles | 2226 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Fri 3:18 AM | 4139 km | 2572 miles | 2235 nm | WSW |
| Apia * | Sat 4:18 AM | 4222 km | 2623 miles | 2279 nm | WSW |
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