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 Monday, February 27, 2012 at 05:20:00 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: 25%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 27, 2012 at 05:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 157° 19' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.36 meters/second, 1552.9 km/hour, 964.9 miles/hour or 838.5 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' 32.6" | 16.08 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | north | 16.08 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 38.5" | 964.73 mi | west | 0° 07' 37.4" | 8.74 mi | north | 964.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 06' 38.5" | 737.06 mi | east | 2° 41' 52.0" | 185.55 mi | north | 754.81 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Mon 5:20 PM | 1035 km | 643 miles | 559 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Mon 4:20 PM | 1064 km | 661 miles | 574 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 3:20 PM | 1392 km | 865 miles | 752 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Mon 5:20 PM | 1831 km | 1137 miles | 988 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Mon 5:20 PM | 2158 km | 1341 miles | 1165 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Mon 5:20 PM | 2395 km | 1488 miles | 1293 nm |  SE |
| Melekeok | Mon 2:20 PM | 2661 km | 1653 miles | 1437 nm | WSW |
| Tokyo | Mon 2:20 PM | 2753 km | 1710 miles | 1486 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Mon 4:20 PM | 2882 km | 1791 miles | 1556 nm | S |
| Midway | Sun 6:20 PM | 2903 km | 1804 miles | 1567 nm | ENE |
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