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 03:34:00 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 03:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 170° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.85 meters/second, 1612.3 km/hour, 1001.8 miles/hour or 870.6 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' 30.4" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 27.7" | 1001.81 mi | west | 0° 11' 59.7" | 13.74 mi | north | 1002.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 25' 21.9" | 799.46 mi | west | 4° 45' 35.6" | 327.07 mi | north | 864.75 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Tue 3:34 PM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm |  NW |
| Tarawa | Tue 3:34 PM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm |  NNE |
| Funafuti | Tue 3:34 PM | 1084 km | 674 miles | 585 nm |  ESE |
| Majuro | Tue 3:34 PM | 1168 km | 726 miles | 630 nm |  N |
| Honiara | Tue 2:34 PM | 1378 km | 856 miles | 744 nm |  WSW |
| Baker Island | Mon 3:34 PM | 1464 km | 910 miles | 791 nm |  ENE |
| Port Vila | Tue 2:34 PM | 1609 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Tue 2:34 PM | 1814 km | 1127 miles | 980 nm | NW |
| Suva * | Tue 4:34 PM | 1827 km | 1135 miles | 986 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 4:34 PM | 2087 km | 1297 miles | 1127 nm | ESE |
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