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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 60' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.39 meters/second, 1607.0 km/hour, 998.6 miles/hour or 867.7 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" | 998.51 mi | west | 0° 10' 39.8" | 12.21 mi | south | 998.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 349° 00' 21.8" | 754.87 mi | west | 4° 24' 55.6" | 303.42 mi | south | 816.17 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 3:46 AM | 18 km | 11 miles | 10 nm |  NNE |
| Tarawa | Wed 3:46 AM | 651 km | 404 miles | 351 nm |  SSE |
| Yaren | Wed 3:46 AM | 956 km | 594 miles | 516 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Wed 2:46 AM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 774 nm |  W |
| Wake Island | Wed 3:46 AM | 1443 km | 897 miles | 779 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Tue 3:46 AM | 1567 km | 974 miles | 846 nm |  ESE |
| Funafuti | Wed 3:46 AM | 1936 km | 1203 miles | 1045 nm | SSE |
| Honiara | Wed 2:46 AM | 2200 km | 1367 miles | 1188 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Tue 4:46 AM | 2641 km | 1641 miles | 1426 nm | NNE |
| Fakaofo | Wed 4:46 AM | 2664 km | 1655 miles | 1438 nm |  SE |
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