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 Tuesday, May 4, 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 16:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 27' | South |
| Longitude: | 163° 19' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.86 meters/second, 1525.9 km/hour, 948.2 miles/hour or 823.9 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' 31.8" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.4" | 0.16 mi | north | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.6" | 947.93 mi | west | 0° 08' 26.8" | 9.68 mi | north | 948.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 56' 36.9" | 714.00 mi | east | 3° 42' 57.2" | 255.56 mi | north | 765.52 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 |
|---|
| Rarotonga | Tue 6:00 AM | 419 km | 260 miles | 226 nm |  ESE |
| Alofi | Tue 5:00 AM | 696 km | 432 miles | 376 nm |  W |
| Pago Pago | Tue 5:00 AM | 973 km | 605 miles | 526 nm |  NW |
| Apia | Tue 5:00 AM | 1095 km | 680 miles | 591 nm |  WNW |
| Nukualofa | Wed 5:00 AM | 1255 km | 780 miles | 678 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Tue 5:00 AM | 1404 km | 872 miles | 758 nm | NW |
| Papeete | Tue 6:00 AM | 1467 km | 911 miles | 792 nm |  E |
| Suva | Wed 4:00 AM | 1930 km | 1199 miles | 1042 nm | W |
| Funafuti | Wed 4:00 AM | 2238 km | 1391 miles | 1209 nm | WNW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 6:00 AM | 2446 km | 1520 miles | 1321 nm |  NNE |
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