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 13:34:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 175° 17' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.28 meters/second, 1613.8 km/hour, 1002.8 miles/hour or 871.4 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" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 06.6" | 1002.75 mi | west | 0° 11' 13.6" | 12.86 mi | south | 1002.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 12' 12.4" | 772.91 mi | east | 4° 34' 46.3" | 314.68 mi | south | 835.85 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 |
|---|
| Baker Island | Tue 1:34 AM | 465 km | 289 miles | 251 nm |  SSW |
| Rawaki | Wed 2:34 AM | 1015 km | 630 miles | 548 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Wed 1:34 AM | 1340 km | 832 miles | 723 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 1:34 AM | 1532 km | 952 miles | 827 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Wed 1:34 AM | 1536 km | 954 miles | 829 nm | SSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 2:34 AM | 1568 km | 975 miles | 847 nm | SSE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 3:34 AM | 2011 km | 1250 miles | 1086 nm |  E |
| Apia * | Wed 3:34 AM | 2034 km | 1264 miles | 1098 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Wed 1:34 AM | 2049 km | 1273 miles | 1107 nm | WSW |
| Suva | Wed 1:34 AM | 2568 km | 1596 miles | 1386 nm | SSW |
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