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 15, 2013 at 01:34:00 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: 14%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 48' | South |
| Longitude: | 160° 08' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.59 meters/second, 1611.3 km/hour, 1001.2 miles/hour or 870.1 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' 30.2" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 20.7" | 1001.24 mi | west | 0° 11' 59.6" | 13.74 mi | north | 1001.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 00.1" | 801.83 mi | east | 4° 46' 07.1" | 327.67 mi | north | 867.39 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 | Tue 3:34 PM | 700 km | 435 miles | 378 nm |  NNE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 2:34 PM | 1373 km | 853 miles | 741 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Tue 3:34 PM | 1693 km | 1052 miles | 914 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Mon 1:34 PM | 1872 km | 1163 miles | 1011 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Mon 3:34 PM | 1907 km | 1185 miles | 1029 nm |  SE |
| Rarotonga | Mon 3:34 PM | 1929 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm |  S |
| Alofi | Mon 2:34 PM | 1994 km | 1239 miles | 1077 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Tue 1:34 PM | 2344 km | 1456 miles | 1266 nm | WSW |
| Nukualofa | Tue 2:34 PM | 2517 km | 1564 miles | 1359 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Mon 3:34 PM | 2789 km | 1733 miles | 1506 nm |  N |
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