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 11:36:00 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: 35%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 11:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 76° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.98 meters/second, 1605.5 km/hour, 997.6 miles/hour or 866.9 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' 32.4" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 24.5" | 997.60 mi | west | 0° 10' 33.1" | 12.09 mi | north | 997.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 14.6" | 755.00 mi | east | 3° 59' 08.1" | 273.93 mi | north | 799.41 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 |
|---|
| Nagercoil | Thu 5:06 PM | 112 km | 70 miles | 61 nm |  NE |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 5:06 PM | 129 km | 80 miles | 70 nm |  N |
| Kollam | Thu 5:06 PM | 174 km | 108 miles | 94 nm | N |
| Tirunelveli | Thu 5:06 PM | 181 km | 112 miles | 98 nm |  NNE |
| Pathanamthitta | Thu 5:06 PM | 213 km | 132 miles | 115 nm | N |
| Thoothukudi | Thu 5:06 PM | 214 km | 133 miles | 115 nm | NE |
| Alappuzha | Thu 5:06 PM | 246 km | 153 miles | 133 nm |  NNW |
| Kochi | Thu 5:06 PM | 299 km | 186 miles | 161 nm | NNW |
| Theni | Thu 5:06 PM | 304 km | 189 miles | 164 nm | NNE |
| Madurai | Thu 5:06 PM | 318 km | 197 miles | 172 nm | NNE |
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