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 Friday, February 1, 2013 at 12:40:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 12:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 17' | South |
| Longitude: | 127° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.58 meters/second, 1593.3 km/hour, 990.0 miles/hour or 860.3 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' 29.9" | 16.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 59.0" | 989.91 mi | west | 0° 10' 45.0" | 12.32 mi | south | 989.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 16' 51.5" | 838.45 mi | east | 4° 03' 56.4" | 279.47 mi | south | 878.52 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Fri 4:40 AM | 1763 km | 1096 miles | 952 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Fri 2:40 AM | 2521 km | 1566 miles | 1361 nm |  WSW |
| Easter Island * | Fri 7:40 AM | 2770 km | 1721 miles | 1496 nm |  SE |
| Kiritimati | Sat 2:40 AM | 3495 km | 2172 miles | 1887 nm |  WNW |
| Rarotonga | Fri 2:40 AM | 3666 km | 2278 miles | 1980 nm | WSW |
| Galapagos Islands | Fri 6:40 AM | 4336 km | 2694 miles | 2341 nm |  E |
| Mexico City | Fri 6:40 AM | 4472 km | 2779 miles | 2414 nm |  NE |
| Alofi | Fri 1:40 AM | 4656 km | 2893 miles | 2514 nm | WSW |
| Honolulu | Fri 2:40 AM | 4714 km | 2929 miles | 2545 nm |  NW |
| Apia * | Sat 2:40 AM | 4812 km | 2990 miles | 2598 nm |  W |
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