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 14:34:00 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 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 24' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.19 meters/second, 1606.3 km/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.3 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' 32.5" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 33.3" | 998.05 mi | west | 0° 10' 36.9" | 12.16 mi | south | 998.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 27.7" | 754.32 mi | east | 4° 24' 03.1" | 302.42 mi | south | 815.38 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 |
|---|
| Baker Island | Tue 2:34 AM | 959 km | 596 miles | 518 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 4:34 AM | 1669 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  ESE |
| Fakaofo | Wed 3:34 AM | 1833 km | 1139 miles | 990 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Wed 2:34 AM | 1845 km | 1146 miles | 996 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 2:34 AM | 1921 km | 1194 miles | 1037 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Wed 2:34 AM | 2027 km | 1259 miles | 1094 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Tue 4:34 AM | 2135 km | 1327 miles | 1153 nm |  NE |
| Apia * | Wed 4:34 AM | 2328 km | 1446 miles | 1257 nm | S |
| Midway | Tue 3:34 AM | 2408 km | 1496 miles | 1300 nm |  NNW |
| Yaren | Wed 2:34 AM | 2555 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | WSW |
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