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 Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 16:06:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 16:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 159° 07' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.26 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 31.7" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.3" | 1004.94 mi | west | 0° 11' 36.7" | 13.30 mi | south | 1005.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 14.7" | 791.10 mi | east | 4° 37' 19.9" | 317.62 mi | south | 851.25 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 |
|---|
| Arawa | Thu 2:06 AM | 714 km | 444 miles | 386 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Thu 3:06 AM | 865 km | 537 miles | 467 nm |  N |
| Yaren | Thu 4:06 AM | 869 km | 540 miles | 469 nm |  E |
| Honiara | Thu 3:06 AM | 954 km | 593 miles | 515 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 4:06 AM | 1565 km | 973 miles | 845 nm | E |
| Majuro | Thu 4:06 AM | 1607 km | 999 miles | 868 nm |  NE |
| Port Moresby | Thu 2:06 AM | 1629 km | 1012 miles | 879 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Thu 1:06 AM | 2057 km | 1278 miles | 1111 nm |  W |
| Port Vila | Thu 3:06 AM | 2122 km | 1318 miles | 1146 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 2:06 AM | 2241 km | 1392 miles | 1210 nm |  NW |
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