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, April 4, 2009 at 06:00:00 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: 68%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 06:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 154° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.33 meters/second, 1524.0 km/hour, 947.0 miles/hour or 822.9 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' 27.3" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 25.0" | 946.72 mi | west | 0° 11' 45.6" | 13.48 mi | south | 947.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 38' 42.9" | 828.13 mi | east | 5° 08' 07.9" | 353.16 mi | south | 910.81 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Fri 8:00 PM | 119 km | 74 miles | 64 nm |  NW |
| Kailua-Kona | Fri 8:00 PM | 187 km | 116 miles | 101 nm |  WNW |
| Wailuku | Fri 8:00 PM | 315 km | 195 miles | 170 nm | NW |
| Honolulu | Fri 8:00 PM | 452 km | 281 miles | 244 nm | NW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 8:00 PM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1026 nm |  S |
| Midway | Fri 7:00 PM | 2557 km | 1589 miles | 1380 nm | WNW |
| Baker Island | Fri 6:00 PM | 3168 km | 1968 miles | 1711 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 7:00 PM | 3621 km | 2250 miles | 1955 nm |  SSW |
| San Francisco * | Fri 11:00 PM | 3748 km | 2329 miles | 2024 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Sat 6:00 PM | 3934 km | 2445 miles | 2124 nm |  WSW |
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