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 15, 2013 at 02:24:00 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: 14%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 38' | South |
| Longitude: | 172° 13' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.70 meters/second, 1611.7 km/hour, 1001.5 miles/hour or 870.3 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' 30.4" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 23.7" | 1001.48 mi | west | 0° 11' 59.7" | 13.74 mi | north | 1001.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 00.4" | 800.83 mi | east | 4° 45' 54.8" | 327.43 mi | north | 866.29 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 |
|---|
| Rawaki | Tue 3:24 PM | 168 km | 104 miles | 90 nm |  E |
| Baker Island | Mon 2:24 PM | 636 km | 395 miles | 343 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 3:24 PM | 643 km | 400 miles | 347 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:24 PM | 1091 km | 678 miles | 589 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Tue 4:24 PM | 1129 km | 701 miles | 610 nm | S |
| Alofi | Mon 3:24 PM | 1723 km | 1071 miles | 931 nm | S |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:24 PM | 1737 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 4:24 PM | 1764 km | 1096 miles | 953 nm |  ENE |
| Suva * | Tue 3:24 PM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm |  SSW |
| Nukualofa | Tue 3:24 PM | 1963 km | 1219 miles | 1060 nm | S |
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