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 12:34:00 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: 36%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 62° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.82 meters/second, 1604.9 km/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 25.2" | 997.23 mi | west | 0° 10' 30.4" | 12.03 mi | north | 997.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 08.6" | 754.60 mi | east | 3° 57' 53.7" | 272.52 mi | north | 798.50 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 |
|---|
| Male | Thu 5:34 PM | 1243 km | 772 miles | 671 nm |  ESE |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 6:04 PM | 1565 km | 972 miles | 845 nm |  E |
| Victoria | Thu 4:34 PM | 1570 km | 975 miles | 848 nm |  SSW |
| Mumbai | Thu 6:04 PM | 1668 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  NE |
| Madurai | Thu 6:04 PM | 1707 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm | E |
| Pune | Thu 6:04 PM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm | NE |
| Bangalore | Thu 6:04 PM | 1726 km | 1073 miles | 932 nm |  ENE |
| Muscat | Thu 4:34 PM | 1838 km | 1142 miles | 993 nm |  NNW |
| Surat | Thu 6:04 PM | 1862 km | 1157 miles | 1005 nm | NE |
| Colombo | Thu 6:04 PM | 1887 km | 1172 miles | 1019 nm | E |
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