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 13:46:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 13:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 159° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.05 meters/second, 1605.8 km/hour, 997.8 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' 32.6" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 33.2" | 997.73 mi | west | 0° 10' 35.0" | 12.12 mi | south | 998.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 21.6" | 753.97 mi | east | 4° 23' 27.3" | 301.74 mi | south | 814.86 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 3:46 AM | 664 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  SSE |
| Honolulu | Tue 3:46 AM | 1558 km | 968 miles | 841 nm |  N |
| Baker Island | Tue 1:46 AM | 2016 km | 1253 miles | 1089 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 2:46 AM | 2244 km | 1394 miles | 1211 nm |  SW |
| Apia * | Wed 3:46 AM | 2692 km | 1673 miles | 1454 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Wed 1:46 AM | 2918 km | 1813 miles | 1576 nm | SW |
| Midway | Tue 2:46 AM | 2960 km | 1839 miles | 1598 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Tue 3:46 AM | 2973 km | 1847 miles | 1605 nm | SSE |
| Tarawa | Wed 1:46 AM | 3091 km | 1921 miles | 1669 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Tue 2:46 AM | 3125 km | 1942 miles | 1687 nm | SSW |
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