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 Monday, January 7, 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: 20%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 7, 2013 at 23:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 132° 41' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.58 meters/second, 1517.7 km/hour, 943.0 miles/hour or 819.5 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' 24.3" | 15.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.6" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 20.8" | 942.78 mi | west | 0° 05' 38.4" | 6.47 mi | south | 942.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 34' 18.6" | 953.64 mi | east | 1° 38' 32.8" | 112.99 mi | south | 955.53 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 |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Tue 8:56 AM | 544 km | 338 miles | 294 nm |  SSE |
| Darwin | Tue 8:56 AM | 741 km | 460 miles | 400 nm |  NNW |
| Dili | Tue 8:26 AM | 1379 km | 857 miles | 744 nm |  NW |
| Cairns | Tue 9:26 AM | 1405 km | 873 miles | 759 nm |  E |
| Eucla | Tue 8:11 AM | 1464 km | 910 miles | 790 nm |  SSW |
| Adelaide * | Tue 9:56 AM | 1869 km | 1161 miles | 1009 nm | SSE |
| Port Moresby | Tue 9:26 AM | 1882 km | 1170 miles | 1016 nm |  ENE |
| Manokwari | Tue 8:26 AM | 2002 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm |  N |
| Jayapura | Tue 8:26 AM | 2012 km | 1250 miles | 1086 nm |  NNE |
| Makassar | Tue 7:26 AM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | NW |
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