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 30, 2010 at 15:20:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 15:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 23° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 163° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.11 meters/second, 1483.6 km/hour, 921.9 miles/hour or 801.1 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' 29.0" | 15.37 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.2" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.37 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 07.4" | 921.56 mi | west | 0° 05' 22.7" | 6.17 mi | north | 921.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 00' 09.3" | 763.70 mi | east | 2° 37' 57.6" | 181.15 mi | north | 791.87 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 2:20 AM | 328 km | 204 miles | 177 nm |  ENE |
| Port Vila | Mon 2:20 AM | 788 km | 490 miles | 425 nm |  NE |
| Kingston | Mon 2:50 AM | 799 km | 496 miles | 431 nm |  SE |
| Brisbane | Mon 1:20 AM | 1149 km | 714 miles | 620 nm |  WSW |
| Honiara | Mon 2:20 AM | 1560 km | 969 miles | 842 nm |  NNW |
| Suva | Mon 3:20 AM | 1660 km | 1032 miles | 896 nm | ENE |
| Sydney | Mon 1:20 AM | 1682 km | 1045 miles | 908 nm |  SW |
| Auckland | Mon 3:20 AM | 1871 km | 1163 miles | 1010 nm |  SSE |
| Canberra | Mon 1:20 AM | 1929 km | 1199 miles | 1042 nm | SW |
| Cairns | Mon 1:20 AM | 1966 km | 1221 miles | 1061 nm |  WNW |
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