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 05:34:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 05:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 16' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 34' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.93 meters/second, 1609.0 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 | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 19.2" | 999.73 mi | west | 0° 10' 49.3" | 12.39 mi | north | 999.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 11.6" | 757.78 mi | east | 4° 06' 34.9" | 282.45 mi | north | 805.31 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 |
|---|
| Tofol | Thu 4:34 PM | 200 km | 124 miles | 108 nm |  WSW |
| Palikir | Thu 4:34 PM | 712 km | 442 miles | 384 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 5:34 PM | 740 km | 460 miles | 399 nm |  E |
| Yaren | Thu 5:34 PM | 795 km | 494 miles | 429 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Thu 5:34 PM | 1079 km | 670 miles | 582 nm |  ESE |
| Wake Island | Thu 5:34 PM | 1458 km | 906 miles | 787 nm |  N |
| Honiara | Thu 4:34 PM | 1809 km | 1124 miles | 977 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 5:34 PM | 2210 km | 1373 miles | 1193 nm | ESE |
| Funafuti | Thu 5:34 PM | 2305 km | 1432 miles | 1245 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 3:34 PM | 2314 km | 1438 miles | 1249 nm |  WNW |
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