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 15:24:00 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 15:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.33 meters/second, 1606.8 km/hour, 998.4 miles/hour or 867.6 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' 33.4" | 998.37 mi | west | 0° 10' 39.0" | 12.20 mi | south | 998.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 349° 00' 25.0" | 754.70 mi | west | 4° 24' 39.7" | 303.12 mi | south | 815.93 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Wed 3:24 AM | 583 km | 362 miles | 315 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Wed 3:24 AM | 734 km | 456 miles | 396 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Tue 3:24 AM | 1091 km | 678 miles | 589 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Wed 3:24 AM | 1354 km | 841 miles | 731 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Wed 3:24 AM | 1720 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm |  NW |
| Funafuti | Wed 3:24 AM | 1750 km | 1087 miles | 945 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Wed 2:24 AM | 2023 km | 1257 miles | 1092 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Wed 4:24 AM | 2272 km | 1412 miles | 1227 nm | SE |
| Midway | Tue 4:24 AM | 2429 km | 1509 miles | 1312 nm |  NNE |
| Honiara | Wed 2:24 AM | 2585 km | 1606 miles | 1396 nm | SW |
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