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 19:48:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 134° 41' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.72 meters/second, 1615.4 km/hour, 1003.7 miles/hour or 872.2 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' 31.5" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 37.0" | 1003.70 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.6" | 13.31 mi | south | 1003.70 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 08.1" | 799.33 mi | east | 4° 36' 07.6" | 316.25 mi | south | 857.35 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 | Fri 4:48 AM | 226 km | 140 miles | 122 nm |  NNW |
| Jayapura | Fri 4:48 AM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm |  E |
| Ambon | Fri 4:48 AM | 729 km | 453 miles | 394 nm |  W |
| Sofifi | Fri 4:48 AM | 885 km | 550 miles | 478 nm |  WNW |
| Ternate | Fri 4:48 AM | 905 km | 562 miles | 489 nm | WNW |
| Melekeok | Fri 4:48 AM | 1140 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  N |
| Darwin | Fri 5:18 AM | 1148 km | 713 miles | 620 nm |  SSW |
| Dili | Fri 4:48 AM | 1191 km | 740 miles | 643 nm |  WSW |
| Manado | Fri 3:48 AM | 1194 km | 742 miles | 645 nm | WNW |
| Gorontalo | Fri 3:48 AM | 1345 km | 836 miles | 726 nm | WNW |
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