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 Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 19:08:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 19:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.36 meters/second, 1617.7 km/hour, 1005.2 miles/hour or 873.5 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' 32.2" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 20.2" | 1005.16 mi | west | 0° 11' 26.2" | 13.10 mi | south | 1005.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 53.4" | 773.04 mi | east | 4° 37' 39.4" | 317.98 mi | south | 836.09 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 |
|---|
| Manokwari | Thu 4:08 AM | 326 km | 202 miles | 176 nm |  SSE |
| Melekeok | Thu 4:08 AM | 635 km | 394 miles | 343 nm |  NNE |
| Sofifi | Thu 4:08 AM | 640 km | 398 miles | 346 nm |  WSW |
| Ternate | Thu 4:08 AM | 658 km | 409 miles | 355 nm |  W |
| Ambon | Thu 4:08 AM | 836 km | 520 miles | 451 nm |  SW |
| Manado | Thu 3:08 AM | 930 km | 578 miles | 502 nm | W |
| Jayapura | Thu 4:08 AM | 973 km | 604 miles | 525 nm |  ESE |
| Davao | Thu 3:08 AM | 1014 km | 630 miles | 547 nm |  NW |
| Gorontalo | Thu 3:08 AM | 1138 km | 707 miles | 614 nm | W |
| Kendari | Thu 3:08 AM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 732 nm | WSW |
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