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 Friday, February 1, 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 18:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 21' | South |
| Longitude: | 145° 10' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.99 meters/second, 1587.6 km/hour, 986.5 miles/hour or 857.2 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' 29.7" | 16.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 38.4" | 986.35 mi | west | 0° 10' 28.7" | 12.00 mi | south | 986.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 25' 55.1" | 846.04 mi | east | 3° 55' 29.6" | 269.81 mi | south | 882.35 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 |
|---|
| Port Moresby | Sat 4:40 AM | 242 km | 150 miles | 131 nm |  ENE |
| Lae | Sat 4:40 AM | 447 km | 278 miles | 241 nm |  NNE |
| Cairns | Sat 4:40 AM | 730 km | 454 miles | 394 nm |  S |
| Jayapura | Sat 3:40 AM | 995 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  NNW |
| Darwin | Sat 4:10 AM | 1581 km | 983 miles | 854 nm |  W |
| Manokwari | Sat 3:40 AM | 1616 km | 1004 miles | 873 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Sat 5:40 AM | 1624 km | 1009 miles | 877 nm |  E |
| Alice Springs | Sat 4:10 AM | 1904 km | 1183 miles | 1028 nm |  SW |
| Brisbane | Sat 4:40 AM | 2066 km | 1284 miles | 1116 nm |  SSE |
| Dili | Sat 3:40 AM | 2161 km | 1343 miles | 1167 nm | W |
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