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 15:36:00 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 15:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 45' | South |
| Longitude: | 166° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.28 meters/second, 1617.4 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 45.0" | 1004.98 mi | west | 0° 11' 36.6" | 13.30 mi | south | 1005.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 25' 51.9" | 790.69 mi | east | 4° 37' 25.9" | 317.73 mi | south | 850.96 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Thu 3:36 AM | 64 km | 40 miles | 35 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Thu 3:36 AM | 775 km | 481 miles | 418 nm | ENE |
| Majuro | Thu 3:36 AM | 1024 km | 636 miles | 553 nm |  NNE |
| Honiara | Thu 2:36 AM | 1195 km | 743 miles | 645 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Thu 2:36 AM | 1246 km | 774 miles | 673 nm |  NW |
| Funafuti | Thu 3:36 AM | 1662 km | 1033 miles | 897 nm |  ESE |
| Port Vila | Thu 2:36 AM | 1890 km | 1175 miles | 1021 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Wed 3:36 AM | 1911 km | 1187 miles | 1032 nm |  E |
| Wake Island | Thu 3:36 AM | 2216 km | 1377 miles | 1197 nm |  N |
| Suva | Thu 3:36 AM | 2331 km | 1448 miles | 1259 nm |  SSE |
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