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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 16:26:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 16:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 41' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.56 meters/second, 1614.8 km/hour, 1003.4 miles/hour or 871.9 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" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 05.4" | 1003.38 mi | west | 0° 11' 17.9" | 12.94 mi | south | 1003.57 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 13' 09.0" | 774.49 mi | east | 4° 35' 47.5" | 315.84 mi | south | 837.50 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 |
|---|
| Jayapura | Wed 1:26 AM | 736 km | 458 miles | 398 nm |  SSW |
| Melekeok | Wed 1:26 AM | 1025 km | 637 miles | 553 nm |  WNW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 2:26 AM | 1099 km | 683 miles | 593 nm |  N |
| Manokwari | Wed 1:26 AM | 1120 km | 696 miles | 605 nm |  WSW |
| Port Moresby | Wed 2:26 AM | 1523 km | 947 miles | 823 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Wed 3:26 AM | 1712 km | 1064 miles | 925 nm |  ENE |
| Davao | Wed 12:26 AM | 1969 km | 1223 miles | 1063 nm | WNW |
| Manado | Wed 12:26 AM | 2040 km | 1268 miles | 1102 nm |  W |
| Darwin | Wed 1:56 AM | 2239 km | 1391 miles | 1209 nm |  SW |
| Cairns | Wed 2:26 AM | 2299 km | 1428 miles | 1241 nm |  S |
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