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 15:26:00 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 15:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 52' | North |
| Longitude: | 157° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.47 meters/second, 1614.5 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.8 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" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 05.9" | 1003.17 mi | west | 0° 11' 16.4" | 12.91 mi | south | 1003.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 12' 48.4" | 773.93 mi | east | 4° 35' 27.3" | 315.46 mi | south | 836.92 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 2:26 AM | 342 km | 213 miles | 185 nm |  N |
| Kolonia | Wed 2:26 AM | 349 km | 217 miles | 188 nm |  NNE |
| Yaren | Wed 3:26 AM | 1146 km | 712 miles | 619 nm |  ESE |
| Honiara | Wed 2:26 AM | 1495 km | 929 miles | 807 nm |  S |
| Majuro | Wed 3:26 AM | 1551 km | 964 miles | 837 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Wed 3:26 AM | 1735 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  E |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 1:26 AM | 1766 km | 1097 miles | 954 nm |  NW |
| Port Moresby | Wed 1:26 AM | 1872 km | 1163 miles | 1011 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Wed 3:26 AM | 1969 km | 1223 miles | 1063 nm | NNE |
| Jayapura | Wed 12:26 AM | 2008 km | 1248 miles | 1084 nm |  WSW |
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