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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 01:52:00 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: 32%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 141° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.44 meters/second, 1610.8 km/hour, 1000.9 miles/hour or 869.8 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' 32.2" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 15.3" | 1000.87 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.5" | 12.57 mi | north | 1000.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 04.4" | 759.71 mi | east | 4° 10' 53.9" | 287.39 mi | north | 809.09 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 | Thu 3:52 PM | 1791 km | 1113 miles | 967 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Wed 3:52 PM | 2467 km | 1533 miles | 1332 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Wed 3:52 PM | 2702 km | 1679 miles | 1459 nm |  SSW |
| Rarotonga | Wed 3:52 PM | 3567 km | 2216 miles | 1926 nm | SSW |
| Adamstown | Wed 5:52 PM | 3614 km | 2246 miles | 1951 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Thu 2:52 PM | 3676 km | 2284 miles | 1985 nm | WSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 1:52 PM | 3917 km | 2434 miles | 2115 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Thu 3:52 PM | 3961 km | 2462 miles | 2139 nm | WSW |
| Los Angeles | Wed 5:52 PM | 3969 km | 2466 miles | 2143 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Wed 5:52 PM | 4061 km | 2523 miles | 2193 nm |  NNE |
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