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 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 19:44:00 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: 6%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 19:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 144° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.49 meters/second, 1495.8 km/hour, 929.4 miles/hour or 807.7 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' 22.3" | 15.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 21.2" | 929.18 mi | west | 0° 00' 46.1" | 0.88 mi | north | 929.22 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 00' 27.8" | 970.22 mi | east | 1° 00' 53.7" | 69.82 mi | north | 975.94 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 |
|---|
| Papeete | Wed 9:44 AM | 640 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  NW |
| Adamstown | Wed 11:44 AM | 1556 km | 967 miles | 840 nm |  ESE |
| Rarotonga | Wed 9:44 AM | 1579 km | 981 miles | 853 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Wed 8:44 AM | 2657 km | 1651 miles | 1435 nm | W |
| Kiritimati | Thu 9:44 AM | 2872 km | 1785 miles | 1551 nm |  NNW |
| Apia * | Thu 9:44 AM | 2988 km | 1857 miles | 1613 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Thu 8:44 AM | 3127 km | 1943 miles | 1689 nm |  WNW |
| Nukualofa | Thu 8:44 AM | 3179 km | 1975 miles | 1716 nm | W |
| Easter Island * | Wed 2:44 PM | 3641 km | 2262 miles | 1966 nm | ESE |
| Suva * | Thu 8:44 AM | 3887 km | 2415 miles | 2099 nm | W |
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