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 Friday, January 18, 2013 at 06:34:00 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: 43%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 06:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 161° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.17 meters/second, 1591.8 km/hour, 989.1 miles/hour or 859.5 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' 32.4" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 31.1" | 989.03 mi | west | 0° 09' 33.9" | 10.96 mi | north | 988.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 46.7" | 749.04 mi | east | 3° 32' 41.8" | 243.69 mi | north | 783.14 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 |
|---|
| Kolonia | Fri 5:34 PM | 503 km | 312 miles | 271 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Fri 5:34 PM | 510 km | 317 miles | 275 nm | SW |
| Wake Island | Fri 6:34 PM | 1140 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  NNE |
| Majuro | Fri 6:34 PM | 1178 km | 732 miles | 636 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Fri 6:34 PM | 1386 km | 861 miles | 748 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Fri 6:34 PM | 1663 km | 1033 miles | 898 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 4:34 PM | 1804 km | 1121 miles | 974 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Fri 5:34 PM | 2211 km | 1374 miles | 1194 nm |  S |
| Port Moresby | Fri 4:34 PM | 2691 km | 1672 miles | 1453 nm | SW |
| Baker Island | Thu 6:34 PM | 2738 km | 1701 miles | 1478 nm | ESE |
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