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 14:46:00 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 14:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 174° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.22 meters/second, 1606.4 km/hour, 998.2 miles/hour or 867.4 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" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 33.3" | 998.12 mi | west | 0° 10' 37.5" | 12.17 mi | south | 998.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 29.4" | 754.41 mi | east | 4° 24' 11.9" | 302.59 mi | south | 815.51 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 2:46 AM | 808 km | 502 miles | 437 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Wed 2:46 AM | 1545 km | 960 miles | 834 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 2:46 AM | 1600 km | 994 miles | 864 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Wed 3:46 AM | 1861 km | 1156 miles | 1005 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Wed 2:46 AM | 1878 km | 1167 miles | 1014 nm | SSW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 4:46 AM | 1973 km | 1226 miles | 1066 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Wed 2:46 AM | 2252 km | 1399 miles | 1216 nm | WSW |
| Apia * | Wed 4:46 AM | 2340 km | 1454 miles | 1264 nm | S |
| Midway | Tue 3:46 AM | 2351 km | 1461 miles | 1269 nm |  N |
| Honolulu | Tue 4:46 AM | 2363 km | 1468 miles | 1276 nm |  NE |
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