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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 06:24:00 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: 33%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 06:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 152° 27' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.81 meters/second, 1608.5 km/hour, 999.5 miles/hour or 868.5 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' 32.2" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 20.2" | 999.46 mi | west | 0° 10' 47.1" | 12.35 mi | north | 999.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 01.6" | 757.37 mi | east | 4° 05' 35.0" | 281.31 mi | north | 804.47 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 |
|---|
| Weno | Thu 4:24 PM | 133 km | 83 miles | 72 nm |  NNW |
| Palikir | Thu 5:24 PM | 634 km | 394 miles | 343 nm |  E |
| Kolonia | Thu 5:24 PM | 640 km | 398 miles | 345 nm | E |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 4:24 PM | 1150 km | 715 miles | 621 nm |  NW |
| Jayapura | Thu 3:24 PM | 1638 km | 1018 miles | 885 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Thu 6:24 PM | 1781 km | 1107 miles | 962 nm |  ESE |
| Port Moresby | Thu 4:24 PM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 998 nm |  SSW |
| Honiara | Thu 5:24 PM | 1940 km | 1205 miles | 1047 nm |  SSE |
| Melekeok | Thu 3:24 PM | 1974 km | 1226 miles | 1066 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Thu 6:24 PM | 2074 km | 1289 miles | 1120 nm | E |
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