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 Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 19:40:00 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: 59%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 19:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 143° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.39 meters/second, 1560.2 km/hour, 969.5 miles/hour or 842.4 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' 28.0" | 16.16 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.16 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 01.3" | 969.27 mi | west | 0° 08' 53.7" | 10.20 mi | south | 969.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 06' 47.6" | 878.60 mi | east | 3° 09' 34.8" | 217.27 mi | south | 898.58 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 |
|---|
| Cairns | Sun 5:40 AM | 396 km | 246 miles | 214 nm |  SE |
| Port Moresby | Sun 5:40 AM | 705 km | 438 miles | 380 nm |  NE |
| Lae | Sun 5:40 AM | 949 km | 590 miles | 512 nm |  NNE |
| Jayapura | Sun 4:40 AM | 1341 km | 833 miles | 724 nm |  NNW |
| Darwin | Sun 5:10 AM | 1349 km | 838 miles | 728 nm |  W |
| Alice Springs | Sun 5:10 AM | 1416 km | 880 miles | 764 nm |  SW |
| Brisbane | Sun 5:40 AM | 1771 km | 1101 miles | 956 nm |  SSE |
| Manokwari | Sun 4:40 AM | 1801 km | 1119 miles | 973 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Sun 6:40 AM | 1912 km | 1188 miles | 1033 nm |  ENE |
| Dili | Sun 4:40 AM | 2022 km | 1256 miles | 1092 nm |  WNW |
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