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 14:54:00 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 14:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.24 meters/second, 1606.5 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' 32.6" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 33.3" | 998.18 mi | west | 0° 10' 37.8" | 12.18 mi | south | 998.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 30.5" | 754.47 mi | east | 4° 24' 17.8" | 302.70 mi | south | 815.60 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 2:54 AM | 770 km | 478 miles | 416 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Wed 2:54 AM | 1350 km | 839 miles | 729 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 2:54 AM | 1386 km | 861 miles | 748 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Wed 2:54 AM | 1804 km | 1121 miles | 974 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 3:54 AM | 1910 km | 1187 miles | 1031 nm |  SSE |
| Yaren | Wed 2:54 AM | 2053 km | 1276 miles | 1108 nm | WSW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 4:54 AM | 2179 km | 1354 miles | 1177 nm |  ESE |
| Wake Island | Wed 2:54 AM | 2285 km | 1420 miles | 1234 nm |  NW |
| Midway | Tue 3:54 AM | 2334 km | 1450 miles | 1260 nm |  N |
| Apia * | Wed 4:54 AM | 2373 km | 1475 miles | 1281 nm | SSE |
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