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 Friday, April 12, 2013 at 00:34:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, April 12, 2013 at 00:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 170° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.52 meters/second, 1557.1 km/hour, 967.5 miles/hour or 840.8 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' 31.1" | 16.13 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.8" | 0.13 mi | north | 16.13 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 13.1" | 967.36 mi | west | 0° 06' 52.8" | 7.89 mi | north | 967.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 07.9" | 770.79 mi | east | 2° 22' 25.7" | 163.25 mi | north | 783.30 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Thu 2:34 PM | 1505 km | 935 miles | 813 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Thu 1:34 PM | 1549 km | 962 miles | 836 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Thu 12:34 PM | 1817 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 2:34 PM | 2122 km | 1319 miles | 1146 nm |  SE |
| Majuro | Fri 12:34 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Fri 12:34 PM | 2373 km | 1474 miles | 1281 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Fri 12:34 PM | 2427 km | 1508 miles | 1310 nm |  WNW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 1:34 PM | 2765 km | 1718 miles | 1493 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Fri 12:34 PM | 2888 km | 1794 miles | 1559 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Fri 12:34 PM | 3032 km | 1884 miles | 1637 nm | SW |
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