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 15:08:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 15:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 146° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.88 meters/second, 1605.2 km/hour, 997.4 miles/hour or 866.7 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' 30.6" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 40.6" | 997.32 mi | west | 0° 11' 23.3" | 13.04 mi | south | 997.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 01' 19.5" | 826.25 mi | east | 4° 24' 53.0" | 303.42 mi | south | 876.02 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 5:38 AM | 771 km | 479 miles | 416 nm |  ESE |
| Papeete | Fri 5:08 AM | 1276 km | 793 miles | 689 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 5:08 AM | 1561 km | 970 miles | 843 nm |  NW |
| Rarotonga | Fri 5:08 AM | 2199 km | 1366 miles | 1187 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Fri 7:08 AM | 2663 km | 1654 miles | 1438 nm |  SE |
| Fakaofo | Sat 4:08 AM | 2795 km | 1737 miles | 1509 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Sat 5:08 AM | 2930 km | 1821 miles | 1582 nm |  WSW |
| Alofi | Fri 4:08 AM | 2933 km | 1823 miles | 1584 nm | WSW |
| Honolulu | Fri 5:08 AM | 3340 km | 2075 miles | 1803 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Fri 3:08 AM | 3462 km | 2151 miles | 1869 nm |  WNW |
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