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 02:02:00 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 02:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 144° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.42 meters/second, 1610.7 km/hour, 1000.8 miles/hour or 869.7 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' 32.2" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 15.5" | 1000.82 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.1" | 12.56 mi | north | 1000.74 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 01.8" | 759.62 mi | east | 4° 10' 42.5" | 287.17 mi | north | 808.91 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 4:02 PM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Wed 4:02 PM | 2287 km | 1421 miles | 1235 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Wed 4:02 PM | 2631 km | 1635 miles | 1421 nm |  SSW |
| Rarotonga | Wed 4:02 PM | 3430 km | 2131 miles | 1852 nm | SSW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 3:02 PM | 3440 km | 2137 miles | 1857 nm | WSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 2:02 PM | 3652 km | 2269 miles | 1972 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Wed 6:02 PM | 3716 km | 2309 miles | 2007 nm |  SSE |
| Apia * | Thu 4:02 PM | 3741 km | 2325 miles | 2020 nm |  SW |
| Alofi | Wed 3:02 PM | 3934 km | 2445 miles | 2124 nm | SW |
| Los Angeles | Wed 6:02 PM | 4123 km | 2562 miles | 2226 nm |  NE |
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