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 07:36:00 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: 44%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 07:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 42' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.93 meters/second, 1591.0 km/hour, 988.6 miles/hour or 859.1 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" | 988.50 mi | west | 0° 09' 30.2" | 10.89 mi | north | 988.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 56.8" | 748.83 mi | east | 3° 31' 07.9" | 241.90 mi | north | 782.36 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 5:36 PM | 337 km | 209 miles | 182 nm |  NNW |
| Saipan | Fri 5:36 PM | 499 km | 310 miles | 270 nm |  N |
| Melekeok | Fri 4:36 PM | 1301 km | 809 miles | 703 nm |  WSW |
| Palikir | Fri 6:36 PM | 1400 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  ESE |
| Jayapura | Fri 4:36 PM | 1577 km | 980 miles | 852 nm |  SSW |
| Manokwari | Fri 4:36 PM | 1840 km | 1144 miles | 994 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Fri 5:36 PM | 2232 km | 1387 miles | 1205 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Fri 7:36 PM | 2411 km | 1498 miles | 1302 nm |  ENE |
| Manado | Fri 3:36 PM | 2553 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | WSW |
| Yaren | Fri 7:36 PM | 2626 km | 1631 miles | 1418 nm | ESE |
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