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 05:18:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 05:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 168° 27' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.97 meters/second, 1609.1 km/hour, 999.8 miles/hour or 868.8 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" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 19.0" | 999.82 mi | west | 0° 10' 50.0" | 12.41 mi | north | 999.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 14.9" | 757.91 mi | east | 4° 06' 53.9" | 282.81 mi | north | 805.58 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Thu 5:18 PM | 322 km | 200 miles | 174 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Thu 5:18 PM | 733 km | 455 miles | 396 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Thu 5:18 PM | 765 km | 475 miles | 413 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Thu 4:18 PM | 1139 km | 708 miles | 615 nm |  W |
| Wake Island | Thu 5:18 PM | 1459 km | 907 miles | 788 nm |  N |
| Baker Island | Wed 5:18 PM | 1802 km | 1120 miles | 973 nm |  ESE |
| Honiara | Thu 4:18 PM | 1970 km | 1224 miles | 1064 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 5:18 PM | 2020 km | 1255 miles | 1091 nm | SE |
| Port Vila | Thu 4:18 PM | 2648 km | 1646 miles | 1430 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 3:18 PM | 2718 km | 1689 miles | 1468 nm |  WNW |
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