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 06:36:00 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 06:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.78 meters/second, 1608.4 km/hour, 999.4 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" | 999.39 mi | west | 0° 10' 46.6" | 12.34 mi | north | 999.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 59.4" | 757.27 mi | east | 4° 05' 20.5" | 281.03 mi | north | 804.27 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 4:36 PM | 938 km | 583 miles | 507 nm |  NNW |
| Palikir | Thu 5:36 PM | 955 km | 593 miles | 516 nm |  E |
| Jayapura | Thu 3:36 PM | 1397 km | 868 miles | 754 nm |  SW |
| Melekeok | Thu 3:36 PM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 892 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Thu 4:36 PM | 1777 km | 1104 miles | 960 nm |  S |
| Manokwari | Thu 3:36 PM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Thu 6:36 PM | 2079 km | 1292 miles | 1122 nm |  ESE |
| Honiara | Thu 5:36 PM | 2102 km | 1306 miles | 1135 nm |  SSE |
| Wake Island | Thu 6:36 PM | 2334 km | 1450 miles | 1260 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Thu 6:36 PM | 2395 km | 1488 miles | 1293 nm | E |
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