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 Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 22:20:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 22:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 30' | South |
| Longitude: | 138° 33' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.28 meters/second, 1563.4 km/hour, 971.5 miles/hour or 844.2 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' 26.3" | 16.19 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.19 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 25.9" | 971.37 mi | west | 0° 10' 07.8" | 11.61 mi | north | 971.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 02' 10.0" | 876.92 mi | east | 4° 20' 20.5" | 298.26 mi | north | 932.97 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 | Sat 12:50 PM | 508 km | 316 miles | 275 nm |  NNW |
| Papeete | Sat 12:20 PM | 1263 km | 785 miles | 682 nm |  WSW |
| Adamstown | Sat 2:20 PM | 1557 km | 968 miles | 841 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Sat 12:20 PM | 2409 km | 1497 miles | 1301 nm | WSW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:20 PM | 2681 km | 1666 miles | 1448 nm |  NW |
| Easter Island * | Sat 5:20 PM | 3390 km | 2106 miles | 1830 nm |  ESE |
| Alofi | Sat 11:20 AM | 3403 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm | WSW |
| Apia * | Sun 12:20 PM | 3591 km | 2231 miles | 1939 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:20 AM | 3592 km | 2232 miles | 1940 nm | W |
| Nukualofa | Sun 11:20 AM | 3976 km | 2471 miles | 2147 nm | WSW |
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