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 Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 20:44:00 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: 32%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 20:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 43' | South |
| Longitude: | 157° 49' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.08 meters/second, 1548.3 km/hour, 962.1 miles/hour or 836.0 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' 26.6" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.04 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 35.7" | 961.85 mi | west | 0° 08' 30.2" | 9.74 mi | south | 961.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 45' 34.7" | 916.34 mi | east | 2° 56' 32.4" | 202.35 mi | south | 931.55 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 |
|---|
| Honiara | Mon 7:44 AM | 732 km | 455 miles | 395 nm |  NNE |
| Port Vila | Mon 7:44 AM | 1142 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  ESE |
| Noumea | Mon 7:44 AM | 1163 km | 722 miles | 628 nm |  SE |
| Cairns | Mon 6:44 AM | 1294 km | 804 miles | 699 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Mon 6:44 AM | 1346 km | 836 miles | 727 nm |  WNW |
| Brisbane | Mon 6:44 AM | 1393 km | 866 miles | 752 nm |  SSW |
| Yaren | Mon 8:44 AM | 1954 km | 1214 miles | 1055 nm | NNE |
| Sydney * | Mon 7:44 AM | 2118 km | 1316 miles | 1144 nm | SSW |
| Suva * | Mon 9:44 AM | 2210 km | 1373 miles | 1194 nm |  E |
| Canberra * | Mon 7:44 AM | 2335 km | 1451 miles | 1261 nm | SSW |
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