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 13:36:00 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 13:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 175° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.29 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" | 1002.76 mi | west | 0° 11' 13.7" | 12.86 mi | south | 1002.96 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 12' 13.0" | 772.92 mi | east | 4° 34' 47.0" | 314.69 mi | south | 835.87 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 1:36 AM | 452 km | 281 miles | 244 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Wed 1:36 AM | 1287 km | 800 miles | 695 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 1:36 AM | 1480 km | 920 miles | 799 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Wed 1:36 AM | 1514 km | 941 miles | 818 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 2:36 AM | 1584 km | 984 miles | 855 nm |  SSE |
| Yaren | Wed 1:36 AM | 1997 km | 1241 miles | 1078 nm | WSW |
| Apia * | Wed 3:36 AM | 2044 km | 1270 miles | 1104 nm | SSE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 3:36 AM | 2065 km | 1283 miles | 1115 nm |  E |
| Wake Island | Wed 1:36 AM | 2536 km | 1576 miles | 1369 nm |  NW |
| Suva | Wed 1:36 AM | 2553 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | SSW |
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