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 Thursday, January 3, 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 18:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 36' | South |
| Longitude: | 151° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.82 meters/second, 1615.8 km/hour, 1004.0 miles/hour or 872.4 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' 31.6" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 39.6" | 1003.93 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.7" | 13.32 mi | south | 1003.94 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 32' 47.1" | 797.91 mi | east | 4° 36' 29.9" | 316.67 mi | south | 856.31 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 |
|---|
| Arawa | Fri 4:40 AM | 634 km | 394 miles | 342 nm |  SE |
| Lae | Fri 4:40 AM | 650 km | 404 miles | 351 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Fri 4:40 AM | 876 km | 544 miles | 473 nm |  SSW |
| Jayapura | Fri 3:40 AM | 1161 km | 721 miles | 627 nm |  W |
| Honiara | Fri 5:40 AM | 1234 km | 767 miles | 666 nm | SE |
| Palikir | Fri 5:40 AM | 1309 km | 814 miles | 707 nm |  NE |
| Cairns | Fri 4:40 AM | 1690 km | 1050 miles | 913 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Fri 6:40 AM | 1770 km | 1100 miles | 955 nm |  E |
| Manokwari | Fri 3:40 AM | 1910 km | 1187 miles | 1032 nm | W |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 4:40 AM | 1912 km | 1188 miles | 1033 nm |  NNW |
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