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.
December Solstice 2013
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 17:10:00 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: 84%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 17:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.03 meters/second, 1591.3 km/hour, 988.8 miles/hour or 859.2 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' 33.4" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 30.6" | 988.72 mi | west | 0° 08' 19.3" | 9.53 mi | south | 989.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 31' 17.3" | 714.59 mi | east | 3° 31' 32.6" | 242.32 mi | south | 758.14 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 3:10 AM | 605 km | 376 miles | 327 nm |  WNW |
| Saipan | Sun 3:10 AM | 634 km | 394 miles | 342 nm |  NW |
| Palikir | Sun 4:10 AM | 1033 km | 642 miles | 558 nm |  ESE |
| Melekeok | Sun 2:10 AM | 1700 km | 1056 miles | 918 nm |  WSW |
| Jayapura | Sun 2:10 AM | 1795 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Sun 5:10 AM | 2039 km | 1267 miles | 1101 nm |  ENE |
| Manokwari | Sun 2:10 AM | 2170 km | 1348 miles | 1172 nm | SW |
| Port Moresby | Sun 3:10 AM | 2275 km | 1414 miles | 1229 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Sun 5:10 AM | 2291 km | 1424 miles | 1237 nm | ESE |
| Majuro | Sun 5:10 AM | 2401 km | 1492 miles | 1296 nm |  E |
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