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 02:44:00 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 02:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 34' | South |
| Longitude: | 177° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.75 meters/second, 1611.9 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.3 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' 30.4" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 24.9" | 1001.58 mi | west | 0° 11' 59.7" | 13.74 mi | north | 1001.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 36.7" | 800.44 mi | east | 4° 45' 49.4" | 327.33 mi | north | 865.85 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 | Mon 2:44 PM | 421 km | 262 miles | 227 nm |  N |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:44 PM | 685 km | 426 miles | 370 nm |  SW |
| Rawaki | Tue 3:44 PM | 705 km | 438 miles | 380 nm |  E |
| Fakaofo | Tue 3:44 PM | 908 km | 564 miles | 490 nm |  SE |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:44 PM | 1236 km | 768 miles | 668 nm |  WNW |
| Apia * | Tue 4:44 PM | 1275 km | 792 miles | 688 nm |  SSE |
| Suva * | Tue 3:44 PM | 1685 km | 1047 miles | 910 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Tue 2:44 PM | 1763 km | 1096 miles | 952 nm |  NW |
| Yaren | Tue 2:44 PM | 1814 km | 1127 miles | 980 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Mon 3:44 PM | 1880 km | 1168 miles | 1015 nm | SSE |
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