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 Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 20:44:00 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: 47%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 20:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 42' | South |
| Longitude: | 140° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.48 meters/second, 1531.7 km/hour, 951.8 miles/hour or 827.1 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' 26.3" | 15.86 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.5" | 0.13 mi | south | 15.86 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 16.2" | 951.53 mi | west | 0° 06' 35.1" | 7.55 mi | south | 951.27 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 47' 11.0" | 908.62 mi | east | 2° 06' 30.0" | 145.02 mi | south | 914.64 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 | Mon 6:44 AM | 531 km | 330 miles | 287 nm |  E |
| Alice Springs | Mon 6:14 AM | 985 km | 612 miles | 532 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Mon 6:44 AM | 1141 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  NE |
| Darwin | Mon 6:14 AM | 1222 km | 759 miles | 660 nm |  WNW |
| Brisbane | Mon 6:44 AM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 892 nm |  SE |
| Jayapura | Mon 5:44 AM | 1677 km | 1042 miles | 906 nm |  N |
| Adelaide * | Mon 7:14 AM | 1922 km | 1195 miles | 1038 nm |  S |
| Dili | Mon 5:44 AM | 1938 km | 1205 miles | 1047 nm | WNW |
| Eucla | Mon 5:29 AM | 1962 km | 1219 miles | 1059 nm | SW |
| Manokwari | Mon 5:44 AM | 2005 km | 1246 miles | 1082 nm |  NNW |
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