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 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 18:08:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 18:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 29' | South |
| Longitude: | 158° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.87 meters/second, 1615.9 km/hour, 1004.1 miles/hour or 872.5 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' 31.6" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 40.9" | 1004.04 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.8" | 13.32 mi | south | 1004.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 32' 09.4" | 797.26 mi | east | 4° 36' 39.7" | 316.86 mi | south | 855.82 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 |
|---|
| Arawa | Fri 4:08 AM | 554 km | 345 miles | 299 nm |  SW |
| Honiara | Fri 5:08 AM | 777 km | 483 miles | 419 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Fri 6:08 AM | 919 km | 571 miles | 496 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Fri 5:08 AM | 1043 km | 648 miles | 563 nm |  N |
| Port Moresby | Fri 4:08 AM | 1507 km | 936 miles | 814 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Fri 6:08 AM | 1628 km | 1012 miles | 879 nm | ENE |
| Majuro | Fri 6:08 AM | 1734 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm |  NE |
| Port Vila | Fri 5:08 AM | 1976 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm |  SSE |
| Jayapura | Fri 3:08 AM | 2023 km | 1257 miles | 1092 nm |  W |
| Cairns | Fri 4:08 AM | 2147 km | 1334 miles | 1159 nm | SW |
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