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 30, 2013 at 13:46:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 13:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 166° 59' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.33 meters/second, 1617.6 km/hour, 1005.1 miles/hour or 873.4 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' 31.7" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 47.5" | 1005.09 mi | west | 0° 11' 36.2" | 13.29 mi | south | 1005.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 24' 31.3" | 789.18 mi | east | 4° 37' 44.5" | 318.08 mi | south | 849.88 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 |
|---|
| Rawaki | Thu 2:46 AM | 555 km | 345 miles | 300 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Wed 1:46 AM | 1059 km | 658 miles | 572 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Thu 2:46 AM | 1098 km | 683 miles | 593 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:46 AM | 1102 km | 685 miles | 595 nm |  ENE |
| Apia * | Thu 3:46 AM | 1577 km | 980 miles | 852 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 1:46 AM | 1775 km | 1103 miles | 958 nm |  WSW |
| Alofi | Wed 2:46 AM | 2088 km | 1298 miles | 1128 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 1:46 AM | 2237 km | 1390 miles | 1208 nm | W |
| Rarotonga | Wed 3:46 AM | 2434 km | 1513 miles | 1314 nm |  SSE |
| Nukualofa | Thu 2:46 AM | 2462 km | 1530 miles | 1329 nm | SSW |
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