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 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 14:56:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 28, 2013 at 14:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 19' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.78 meters/second, 1601.2 km/hour, 995.0 miles/hour or 864.6 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' 32.0" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 05.2" | 994.90 mi | west | 0° 10' 25.6" | 11.94 mi | south | 995.19 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 07.5" | 763.37 mi | east | 4° 20' 46.9" | 298.69 mi | south | 822.97 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 |
|---|
| Weno | Tue 12:56 AM | 226 km | 141 miles | 122 nm |  WSW |
| Palikir | Tue 1:56 AM | 516 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  ESE |
| Kolonia | Tue 1:56 AM | 519 km | 323 miles | 280 nm | ESE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 12:56 AM | 1133 km | 704 miles | 612 nm |  WNW |
| Yaren | Tue 2:56 AM | 1762 km | 1095 miles | 952 nm | ESE |
| Wake Island | Tue 2:56 AM | 1850 km | 1150 miles | 999 nm |  NE |
| Jayapura | Mon 11:56 PM | 1877 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Tue 2:56 AM | 1934 km | 1202 miles | 1044 nm |  E |
| Honiara | Tue 1:56 AM | 2081 km | 1293 miles | 1124 nm |  SSE |
| Port Moresby | Tue 12:56 AM | 2093 km | 1301 miles | 1130 nm |  SSW |
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