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 Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 07:46:00 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: 53%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Friday, January 18, 2013 at 11:45 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:39 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 07:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 14'	North
Longitude:	154° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.88 meters/second, 1569.2 km/hour, 975.0 miles/hour or 847.3 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"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	north	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 20.5"	974.90 mi	west	0° 07' 58.1"	9.13 mi	north	974.65 mi
24 hours	11° 08' 01.7"	746.61 mi	east	2° 51' 13.5"	196.23 mi	north	767.11 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
Palikir	Sat 6:46 PM	898 km	558 miles	485 nm	SSE
Saipan	Sat 5:46 PM	960 km	597 miles	518 nm	W
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 5:46 PM	1069 km	664 miles	577 nm	W
Wake Island	Sat 7:46 PM	1399 km	869 miles	755 nm	ENE
Majuro	Sat 7:46 PM	1975 km	1228 miles	1067 nm	ESE
Yaren	Sat 7:46 PM	2123 km	1319 miles	1146 nm	SE
Melekeok	Sat 4:46 PM	2307 km	1434 miles	1246 nm	WSW
Jayapura	Sat 4:46 PM	2407 km	1496 miles	1300 nm	SW
Tarawa	Sat 7:46 PM	2471 km	1535 miles	1334 nm	ESE
Honiara	Sat 6:46 PM	2683 km	1667 miles	1449 nm	SSE