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 15:56:00 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 15:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 139° 10' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.98 meters/second, 1601.9 km/hour, 995.4 miles/hour or 865.0 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' 05.5" | 995.34 mi | west | 0° 10' 28.3" | 11.99 mi | south | 995.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 09' 06.4" | 763.69 mi | east | 4° 21' 37.0" | 299.64 mi | south | 823.53 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 |
|---|
| Colonia | Tue 1:56 AM | 193 km | 120 miles | 104 nm |  NW |
| Melekeok | Tue 12:56 AM | 507 km | 315 miles | 274 nm |  W |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 1:56 AM | 849 km | 527 miles | 458 nm |  NE |
| Manokwari | Tue 12:56 AM | 1146 km | 712 miles | 619 nm |  SSW |
| Jayapura | Tue 12:56 AM | 1193 km | 741 miles | 644 nm |  S |
| Davao | Mon 11:56 PM | 1501 km | 933 miles | 810 nm | W |
| Manado | Mon 11:56 PM | 1751 km | 1088 miles | 945 nm |  WSW |
| Gorontalo | Mon 11:56 PM | 1975 km | 1227 miles | 1066 nm | WSW |
| Palikir | Tue 2:56 AM | 2101 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm |  E |
| Manila | Mon 11:56 PM | 2107 km | 1309 miles | 1138 nm |  WNW |
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