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 15:16:00 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 15:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.45 meters/second, 1614.4 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.7 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" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 05.9" | 1003.14 mi | west | 0° 11' 16.1" | 12.91 mi | south | 1003.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 12' 44.9" | 773.84 mi | east | 4° 35' 23.8" | 315.39 mi | south | 836.83 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 |
|---|
| Palikir | Wed 2:16 AM | 391 km | 243 miles | 211 nm |  NNW |
| Kolonia | Wed 2:16 AM | 393 km | 244 miles | 212 nm | NNW |
| Yaren | Wed 3:16 AM | 911 km | 566 miles | 492 nm |  ESE |
| Majuro | Wed 3:16 AM | 1290 km | 802 miles | 697 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Wed 3:16 AM | 1470 km | 913 miles | 794 nm |  E |
| Honiara | Wed 2:16 AM | 1475 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Wed 3:16 AM | 1848 km | 1148 miles | 998 nm |  NNE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 1:16 AM | 1983 km | 1232 miles | 1071 nm |  WNW |
| Port Moresby | Wed 1:16 AM | 2051 km | 1274 miles | 1107 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Wed 12:16 AM | 2263 km | 1406 miles | 1222 nm |  WSW |
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