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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 163° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.27 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' 44.8" | 1004.97 mi | west | 0° 11' 36.6" | 13.30 mi | south | 1005.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 25' 59.4" | 790.82 mi | east | 4° 37' 23.9" | 317.69 mi | south | 851.05 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 3:46 AM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  E |
| Tarawa | Thu 3:46 AM | 1035 km | 643 miles | 559 nm |  ENE |
| Honiara | Thu 2:46 AM | 1054 km | 655 miles | 569 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Thu 2:46 AM | 1067 km | 663 miles | 576 nm |  NW |
| Majuro | Thu 3:46 AM | 1190 km | 739 miles | 642 nm |  NE |
| Funafuti | Thu 3:46 AM | 1895 km | 1178 miles | 1023 nm |  ESE |
| Port Vila | Thu 2:46 AM | 1935 km | 1202 miles | 1045 nm |  SSE |
| Port Moresby | Thu 1:46 AM | 2091 km | 1299 miles | 1129 nm |  WSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 3:46 AM | 2180 km | 1355 miles | 1177 nm | E |
| Wake Island | Thu 3:46 AM | 2239 km | 1391 miles | 1209 nm |  N |
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