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 21:46:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 94° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.45 meters/second, 1618.0 km/hour, 1005.4 miles/hour or 873.7 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" | 16.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 17.0" | 1005.36 mi | west | 0° 11' 28.8" | 13.15 mi | south | 1005.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 12' 45.4" | 775.40 mi | east | 4° 38' 06.9" | 318.50 mi | south | 838.21 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 |
|---|
| Banda Aceh | Thu 4:46 AM | 458 km | 284 miles | 247 nm |  N |
| Medan | Thu 4:46 AM | 480 km | 298 miles | 259 nm |  ENE |
| Pematangsiantar | Thu 4:46 AM | 489 km | 304 miles | 264 nm | ENE |
| Padang | Thu 4:46 AM | 660 km | 410 miles | 357 nm |  ESE |
| Ipoh | Thu 5:46 AM | 775 km | 481 miles | 418 nm | ENE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thu 5:46 AM | 779 km | 484 miles | 421 nm | ENE |
| Johor Bahru | Thu 5:46 AM | 987 km | 613 miles | 533 nm |  E |
| Singapore | Thu 5:46 AM | 996 km | 619 miles | 538 nm | E |
| Bengkulu | Thu 4:46 AM | 1003 km | 623 miles | 542 nm |  SE |
| Palembang | Thu 4:46 AM | 1202 km | 747 miles | 649 nm | ESE |
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