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 3, 2013 at 15:32:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 59' | South |
| Longitude: | 163° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.07 meters/second, 1616.6 km/hour, 1004.5 miles/hour or 872.9 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" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 46.8" | 1004.49 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.9" | 13.32 mi | south | 1004.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 29' 11.2" | 794.11 mi | east | 4° 37' 21.8" | 317.66 mi | south | 853.46 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Fri 5:32 AM | 792 km | 492 miles | 428 nm |  ENE |
| Rawaki | Fri 4:32 AM | 843 km | 524 miles | 455 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 4:32 AM | 1197 km | 744 miles | 646 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Thu 3:32 AM | 1483 km | 922 miles | 801 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Fri 5:32 AM | 1606 km | 998 miles | 867 nm | SW |
| Alofi | Thu 4:32 AM | 2020 km | 1255 miles | 1091 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Fri 3:32 AM | 2064 km | 1283 miles | 1115 nm | WSW |
| Rarotonga | Thu 5:32 AM | 2164 km | 1345 miles | 1168 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Thu 5:32 AM | 2285 km | 1420 miles | 1234 nm |  SE |
| Nukualofa | Fri 4:32 AM | 2478 km | 1539 miles | 1338 nm | SSW |
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