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 1, 2013 at 16:36:00 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: 83%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 51' | North |
| Longitude: | 159° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.53 meters/second, 1607.5 km/hour, 998.9 miles/hour or 868.0 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' 32.5" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 33.6" | 998.82 mi | west | 0° 10' 41.7" | 12.25 mi | south | 999.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 59' 46.4" | 755.26 mi | east | 4° 25' 31.0" | 304.09 mi | south | 816.72 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 |
|---|
| Kolonia | Wed 3:36 AM | 90 km | 56 miles | 49 nm |  W |
| Palikir | Wed 3:36 AM | 95 km | 59 miles | 51 nm | W |
| Yaren | Wed 4:36 AM | 1198 km | 745 miles | 647 nm |  SE |
| Majuro | Wed 4:36 AM | 1346 km | 836 miles | 727 nm |  E |
| Wake Island | Wed 4:36 AM | 1604 km | 997 miles | 866 nm |  NNE |
| Tarawa | Wed 4:36 AM | 1664 km | 1034 miles | 898 nm |  ESE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 2:36 AM | 1726 km | 1072 miles | 932 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Wed 3:36 AM | 1803 km | 1121 miles | 974 nm |  S |
| Port Moresby | Wed 2:36 AM | 2230 km | 1386 miles | 1204 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Wed 1:36 AM | 2285 km | 1420 miles | 1234 nm |  WSW |
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