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 16, 2013 at 00:34:00 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: 22%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 00:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.13 meters/second, 1616.9 km/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 31.5" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.7" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 30.0" | 1004.68 mi | west | 0° 11' 45.9" | 13.47 mi | north | 1004.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 14' 40.8" | 777.79 mi | east | 4° 34' 45.9" | 314.67 mi | north | 837.88 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Wed 2:34 PM | 2601 km | 1616 miles | 1404 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Tue 2:34 PM | 2649 km | 1646 miles | 1430 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Tue 4:34 PM | 2889 km | 1795 miles | 1560 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Tue 2:34 PM | 3447 km | 2142 miles | 1861 nm |  NW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 2:34 PM | 3714 km | 2308 miles | 2005 nm | SW |
| Hermosillo | Tue 5:34 PM | 3973 km | 2469 miles | 2145 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 4:34 PM | 4033 km | 2506 miles | 2178 nm |  NNE |
| Easter Island * | Tue 7:34 PM | 4059 km | 2522 miles | 2191 nm |  SE |
| San Francisco | Tue 4:34 PM | 4264 km | 2650 miles | 2303 nm | NNE |
| Fakaofo | Wed 1:34 PM | 4278 km | 2658 miles | 2310 nm |  WSW |
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