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 Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 16:00:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 16:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 24° 20' | South |
| Longitude: | 172° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 407.94 meters/second, 1468.6 km/hour, 912.5 miles/hour or 793.0 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' 28.2" | 15.21 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.4" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.21 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 17.9" | 912.20 mi | west | 0° 03' 32.6" | 4.06 mi | north | 912.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 347° 38' 54.3" | 778.66 mi | west | 1° 57' 20.5" | 134.59 mi | north | 795.95 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 |
|---|
| Noumea | Mon 3:00 AM | 680 km | 423 miles | 367 nm |  WNW |
| Kingston | Mon 3:30 AM | 703 km | 437 miles | 380 nm |  SW |
| Port Vila | Mon 3:00 AM | 862 km | 536 miles | 465 nm |  NNW |
| Nadi | Mon 4:00 AM | 874 km | 543 miles | 472 nm |  NE |
| Lautoka | Mon 4:00 AM | 894 km | 556 miles | 483 nm | NE |
| Suva | Mon 4:00 AM | 908 km | 564 miles | 490 nm | NE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 5:00 AM | 1292 km | 803 miles | 698 nm |  ENE |
| Auckland | Mon 4:00 AM | 1401 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Mon 4:00 AM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  NNE |
| Wellington | Mon 4:00 AM | 1889 km | 1174 miles | 1020 nm | S |
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