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 15:36:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, January 28, 2013 at 15:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 144° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.92 meters/second, 1601.7 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" | 995.19 mi | west | 0° 10' 27.4" | 11.98 mi | south | 995.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 06.8" | 763.58 mi | east | 4° 21' 20.4" | 299.32 mi | south | 823.34 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 1:36 AM | 589 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  N |
| Saipan | Tue 1:36 AM | 797 km | 495 miles | 430 nm |  NNE |
| Melekeok | Tue 12:36 AM | 1039 km | 645 miles | 561 nm |  W |
| Jayapura | Tue 12:36 AM | 1243 km | 772 miles | 671 nm |  SSW |
| Manokwari | Tue 12:36 AM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 805 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Tue 2:36 AM | 1568 km | 974 miles | 847 nm |  E |
| Port Moresby | Tue 1:36 AM | 1983 km | 1232 miles | 1071 nm |  S |
| Manado | Mon 11:36 PM | 2252 km | 1399 miles | 1216 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Mon 11:36 PM | 2608 km | 1621 miles | 1408 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Tue 2:36 AM | 2631 km | 1635 miles | 1421 nm |  SE |
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