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, July 4, 2010 at 14:36:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 14:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 132° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.00 meters/second, 1598.4 km/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.1 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' 34.0" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 06.7" | 993.06 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.2" | 13.66 mi | north | 992.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 08.9" | 726.15 mi | east | 4° 35' 52.6" | 316.08 mi | north | 786.62 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Mon 4:36 AM | 2901 km | 1803 miles | 1567 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Sun 4:36 AM | 3011 km | 1871 miles | 1626 nm |  WNW |
| Los Angeles * | Sun 7:36 AM | 3045 km | 1892 miles | 1644 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 7:36 AM | 3084 km | 1916 miles | 1665 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco * | Sun 7:36 AM | 3252 km | 2021 miles | 1756 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Sun 7:36 AM | 3340 km | 2075 miles | 1803 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas * | Sun 7:36 AM | 3393 km | 2109 miles | 1832 nm | NNE |
| Papeete | Sun 4:36 AM | 3569 km | 2218 miles | 1927 nm |  SSW |
| Mexico City * | Sun 9:36 AM | 3725 km | 2314 miles | 2011 nm |  ENE |
| Adamstown | Sun 6:36 AM | 3866 km | 2402 miles | 2088 nm |  S |
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