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 18:40:00 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: 87%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 18:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 21' | South |
| Longitude: | 121° 50' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.16 meters/second, 1617.0 km/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 31.6" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 40.5" | 1004.70 mi | west | 0° 11' 36.9" | 13.30 mi | south | 1004.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 14.9" | 793.28 mi | east | 4° 36' 44.2" | 316.94 mi | south | 852.77 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 |
|---|
| Palu | Thu 2:40 AM | 224 km | 139 miles | 121 nm |  WNW |
| Gorontalo | Thu 2:40 AM | 249 km | 155 miles | 134 nm |  NNE |
| Kendari | Thu 2:40 AM | 301 km | 187 miles | 163 nm |  SSE |
| Mamuju | Thu 2:40 AM | 358 km | 223 miles | 193 nm |  WSW |
| Manado | Thu 2:40 AM | 459 km | 285 miles | 248 nm |  NE |
| Makassar | Thu 2:40 AM | 498 km | 310 miles | 269 nm |  SSW |
| Samarinda | Thu 2:40 AM | 529 km | 329 miles | 286 nm |  W |
| Balikpapan | Thu 2:40 AM | 556 km | 345 miles | 300 nm | W |
| Ternate | Thu 3:40 AM | 662 km | 411 miles | 358 nm |  ENE |
| Sofifi | Thu 3:40 AM | 678 km | 421 miles | 366 nm | ENE |
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