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 06:36:00 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: 43%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 06:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 34' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.16 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" | 989.01 mi | west | 0° 09' 33.8" | 10.96 mi | north | 988.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 47.0" | 749.04 mi | east | 3° 32' 38.7" | 243.64 mi | north | 783.11 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 5:36 PM | 472 km | 293 miles | 255 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Fri 5:36 PM | 479 km | 298 miles | 259 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Fri 6:36 PM | 1168 km | 726 miles | 631 nm |  NNE |
| Majuro | Fri 6:36 PM | 1229 km | 763 miles | 663 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Fri 6:36 PM | 1412 km | 877 miles | 762 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Fri 6:36 PM | 1706 km | 1060 miles | 921 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 4:36 PM | 1752 km | 1088 miles | 946 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Fri 5:36 PM | 2209 km | 1373 miles | 1193 nm |  S |
| Jayapura | Fri 3:36 PM | 2633 km | 1636 miles | 1421 nm |  WSW |
| Port Moresby | Fri 4:36 PM | 2661 km | 1653 miles | 1437 nm |  SW |
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