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 29, 2013 at 10:56:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 10:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 137° 00' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.99 meters/second, 1612.8 km/hour, 1002.1 miles/hour or 870.8 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' 32.0" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 07.3" | 1002.09 mi | west | 0° 11' 09.3" | 12.78 mi | south | 1002.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 27.2" | 771.53 mi | east | 4° 33' 41.0" | 313.43 mi | south | 834.35 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Wed 12:56 AM | 2281 km | 1418 miles | 1232 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Tue 12:56 AM | 2822 km | 1753 miles | 1524 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Tue 12:56 AM | 2906 km | 1806 miles | 1569 nm |  NW |
| Adamstown | Tue 2:56 AM | 3378 km | 2099 miles | 1824 nm |  SSE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 2:56 AM | 3782 km | 2350 miles | 2042 nm |  NNE |
| Rarotonga | Tue 12:56 AM | 3797 km | 2359 miles | 2050 nm |  SW |
| Hermosillo | Tue 3:56 AM | 3847 km | 2390 miles | 2077 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Tue 2:56 AM | 3948 km | 2453 miles | 2132 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Tue 3:56 AM | 4098 km | 2546 miles | 2213 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 11:56 PM | 4105 km | 2551 miles | 2216 nm |  WSW |
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