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 Friday, January 4, 2013 at 23:26:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 4, 2013 at 23:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 93° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.07 meters/second, 1598.7 km/hour, 993.4 miles/hour or 863.2 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' 30.2" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 10.3" | 993.26 mi | west | 0° 11' 10.1" | 12.79 mi | south | 993.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 15' 14.7" | 839.26 mi | east | 4° 16' 59.6" | 294.41 mi | south | 884.45 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 |
|---|
| Bantam | Sat 5:56 AM | 577 km | 358 miles | 311 nm |  SE |
| Bengkulu | Sat 6:26 AM | 1076 km | 668 miles | 581 nm |  ENE |
| Palembang | Sat 6:26 AM | 1364 km | 848 miles | 737 nm | ENE |
| Medan | Sat 6:26 AM | 1410 km | 876 miles | 761 nm |  NNE |
| Jakarta | Sat 6:26 AM | 1481 km | 920 miles | 800 nm |  E |
| Kuala Lumpur | Sat 7:26 AM | 1537 km | 955 miles | 830 nm |  NE |
| Singapore | Sat 7:26 AM | 1544 km | 959 miles | 834 nm | NE |
| Bandung | Sat 6:26 AM | 1557 km | 968 miles | 841 nm | E |
| Pontianak | Sat 6:26 AM | 1966 km | 1222 miles | 1062 nm | ENE |
| Surabaya | Sat 6:26 AM | 2120 km | 1317 miles | 1145 nm | E |
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