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 06:46:00 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 06:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 158° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.13 meters/second, 1591.7 km/hour, 989.0 miles/hour or 859.4 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" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 31.1" | 988.93 mi | west | 0° 09' 33.1" | 10.94 mi | north | 988.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 48.5" | 749.00 mi | east | 3° 32' 23.7" | 243.35 mi | north | 782.99 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 5:46 PM | 398 km | 247 miles | 215 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Fri 5:46 PM | 403 km | 251 miles | 218 nm | S |
| Wake Island | Fri 6:46 PM | 1329 km | 826 miles | 718 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Fri 6:46 PM | 1485 km | 923 miles | 802 nm |  ESE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 4:46 PM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 806 nm |  WNW |
| Yaren | Fri 6:46 PM | 1565 km | 973 miles | 845 nm |  SE |
| Tarawa | Fri 6:46 PM | 1930 km | 1199 miles | 1042 nm | ESE |
| Honiara | Fri 5:46 PM | 2220 km | 1380 miles | 1199 nm | S |
| Jayapura | Fri 3:46 PM | 2414 km | 1500 miles | 1304 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Fri 4:46 PM | 2524 km | 1568 miles | 1363 nm |  SSW |
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