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 Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 06:34:00 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: 24%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 06:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 138° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.03 meters/second, 1616.5 km/hour, 1004.5 miles/hour or 872.9 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' 31.6" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 43.6" | 1004.46 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.4" | 13.31 mi | north | 1004.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 35.9" | 772.71 mi | east | 4° 30' 04.3" | 309.31 mi | north | 830.63 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 |
|---|
| Jayapura | Wed 3:34 PM | 536 km | 333 miles | 290 nm |  SSE |
| Manokwari | Wed 3:34 PM | 617 km | 383 miles | 333 nm |  WSW |
| Melekeok | Wed 3:34 PM | 773 km | 480 miles | 418 nm |  NW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 4:34 PM | 1432 km | 890 miles | 773 nm |  NNE |
| Manado | Wed 2:34 PM | 1560 km | 969 miles | 842 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Wed 4:34 PM | 1562 km | 971 miles | 844 nm |  SE |
| Davao | Wed 2:34 PM | 1575 km | 978 miles | 850 nm |  WNW |
| Gorontalo | Wed 2:34 PM | 1764 km | 1096 miles | 953 nm | W |
| Darwin | Wed 4:04 PM | 1822 km | 1132 miles | 984 nm |  SSW |
| Dili | Wed 3:34 PM | 1877 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm |  SW |
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