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, May 1, 2010 at 15:00:00 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: 89%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 15:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 25° 07' | South |
| Longitude: | 174° 10' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 404.78 meters/second, 1457.2 km/hour, 905.5 miles/hour or 786.8 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' 26.8" | 15.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 53.7" | 905.13 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.3" | 0.24 mi | north | 905.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 346° 59' 41.6" | 814.79 mi | west | 0° 42' 42.3" | 48.99 mi | north | 818.61 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 |
|---|
| Kingston | Sun 2:30 AM | 754 km | 469 miles | 407 nm |  SW |
| Noumea | Sun 2:00 AM | 848 km | 527 miles | 458 nm |  WNW |
| Nadi | Sun 3:00 AM | 876 km | 544 miles | 473 nm |  NNE |
| Suva | Sun 3:00 AM | 889 km | 552 miles | 480 nm | NNE |
| Lautoka | Sun 3:00 AM | 898 km | 558 miles | 485 nm | NNE |
| Port Vila | Sun 2:00 AM | 1017 km | 632 miles | 549 nm |  NW |
| Nukualofa | Sun 4:00 AM | 1174 km | 730 miles | 634 nm |  ENE |
| Auckland | Sun 3:00 AM | 1303 km | 809 miles | 703 nm |  S |
| Alofi | Sat 4:00 AM | 1772 km | 1101 miles | 957 nm | ENE |
| Wellington | Sun 3:00 AM | 1795 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm | S |
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