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 15:26:00 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 15:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.88 meters/second, 1601.6 km/hour, 995.2 miles/hour or 864.8 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" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 05.3" | 995.12 mi | west | 0° 10' 27.0" | 11.97 mi | south | 995.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 06.9" | 763.53 mi | east | 4° 21' 12.0" | 299.16 mi | south | 823.25 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) | Tue 1:26 AM | 609 km | 379 miles | 329 nm |  NNW |
| Saipan | Tue 1:26 AM | 775 km | 482 miles | 418 nm |  N |
| Palikir | Tue 2:26 AM | 1302 km | 809 miles | 703 nm |  E |
| Melekeok | Tue 12:26 AM | 1305 km | 811 miles | 705 nm |  W |
| Jayapura | Tue 12:26 AM | 1350 km | 839 miles | 729 nm |  SSW |
| Manokwari | Tue 12:26 AM | 1702 km | 1058 miles | 919 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Tue 1:26 AM | 1957 km | 1216 miles | 1057 nm |  S |
| Honiara | Tue 2:26 AM | 2461 km | 1529 miles | 1329 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Tue 3:26 AM | 2470 km | 1535 miles | 1334 nm |  ESE |
| Wake Island | Tue 3:26 AM | 2501 km | 1554 miles | 1350 nm |  ENE |
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