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 17, 2013 at 07:52:00 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: 34%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 07:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 131° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.59 meters/second, 1607.7 km/hour, 999.0 miles/hour or 868.1 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' 32.4" | 16.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 21.5" | 998.96 mi | west | 0° 10' 43.2" | 12.28 mi | north | 998.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 45.6" | 756.66 mi | east | 4° 03' 48.0" | 279.27 mi | north | 803.02 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 |
|---|
| Melekeok | Thu 4:52 PM | 397 km | 247 miles | 214 nm |  ENE |
| Davao | Thu 3:52 PM | 611 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  W |
| Sofifi | Thu 4:52 PM | 767 km | 476 miles | 414 nm |  SSW |
| Ternate | Thu 4:52 PM | 771 km | 479 miles | 416 nm | SSW |
| Cebu City | Thu 3:52 PM | 890 km | 553 miles | 481 nm |  WNW |
| Manokwari | Thu 4:52 PM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  SSE |
| Manado | Thu 3:52 PM | 903 km | 561 miles | 488 nm |  SW |
| Bacolod | Thu 3:52 PM | 1000 km | 622 miles | 540 nm | WNW |
| Gorontalo | Thu 3:52 PM | 1124 km | 699 miles | 607 nm | SW |
| Manila | Thu 3:52 PM | 1413 km | 878 miles | 763 nm |  NW |
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