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 21:34:00 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: 31%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 21:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 50' | South |
| Longitude: | 145° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.80 meters/second, 1547.3 km/hour, 961.4 miles/hour or 835.5 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' 26.6" | 16.02 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.02 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 31.2" | 961.21 mi | west | 0° 08' 25.7" | 9.66 mi | south | 960.92 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 47' 16.8" | 917.69 mi | east | 2° 54' 26.0" | 199.94 mi | south | 932.37 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 |
|---|
| Cairns | Mon 7:34 AM | 121 km | 75 miles | 65 nm |  S |
| Port Moresby | Mon 7:34 AM | 722 km | 448 miles | 390 nm |  NNE |
| Lae | Mon 7:34 AM | 1015 km | 630 miles | 548 nm |  N |
| Brisbane | Mon 7:34 AM | 1490 km | 926 miles | 805 nm |  SSE |
| Alice Springs | Mon 7:04 AM | 1521 km | 945 miles | 822 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Mon 6:34 AM | 1572 km | 977 miles | 849 nm |  NNW |
| Darwin | Mon 7:04 AM | 1655 km | 1028 miles | 894 nm |  W |
| Honiara | Mon 8:34 AM | 1694 km | 1052 miles | 914 nm |  ENE |
| Sydney * | Mon 8:34 AM | 2071 km | 1287 miles | 1118 nm | SSE |
| Manokwari | Mon 6:34 AM | 2096 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm |  NW |
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