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 Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 13:34:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 156° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.01 meters/second, 1605.6 km/hour, 997.7 miles/hour or 867.0 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' 32.5" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 33.1" | 997.65 mi | west | 0° 10' 34.7" | 12.12 mi | south | 997.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 20.1" | 753.88 mi | east | 4° 23' 18.3" | 301.56 mi | south | 814.73 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 | Wed 3:34 AM | 613 km | 381 miles | 331 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Tue 3:34 AM | 1544 km | 960 miles | 834 nm |  N |
| Baker Island | Tue 1:34 AM | 2318 km | 1440 miles | 1252 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 2:34 AM | 2444 km | 1518 miles | 1320 nm |  SW |
| Apia * | Wed 3:34 AM | 2867 km | 1782 miles | 1548 nm | SW |
| Papeete | Tue 3:34 AM | 2871 km | 1784 miles | 1550 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Tue 2:34 AM | 3157 km | 1962 miles | 1705 nm |  NW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 3:34 AM | 3182 km | 1977 miles | 1718 nm | S |
| Funafuti | Wed 1:34 AM | 3184 km | 1978 miles | 1719 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Tue 2:34 AM | 3256 km | 2023 miles | 1758 nm |  SSW |
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