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 10:34:00 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: 35%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 10:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 91° 52' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.16 meters/second, 1606.2 km/hour, 998.0 miles/hour or 867.3 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' 32.4" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 23.7" | 997.99 mi | west | 0° 10' 36.0" | 12.14 mi | north | 997.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 21.8" | 755.44 mi | east | 4° 00' 26.7" | 275.43 mi | north | 800.40 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 |
|---|
| Banda Aceh | Thu 5:34 PM | 420 km | 261 miles | 227 nm |  ESE |
| Port Blair | Thu 4:04 PM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  N |
| Medan | Thu 5:34 PM | 849 km | 527 miles | 458 nm | ESE |
| Hat Yai | Thu 5:34 PM | 950 km | 590 miles | 513 nm |  E |
| Yangon | Thu 5:04 PM | 1161 km | 721 miles | 627 nm |  NNE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thu 6:34 PM | 1177 km | 731 miles | 635 nm | ESE |
| Bangkok | Thu 5:34 PM | 1191 km | 740 miles | 643 nm |  NE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Thu 4:04 PM | 1321 km | 821 miles | 713 nm |  W |
| Colombo | Thu 4:04 PM | 1327 km | 824 miles | 716 nm | W |
| Chennai | Thu 4:04 PM | 1427 km | 887 miles | 771 nm |  WNW |
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