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 13:40:00 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 13:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 28' | South |
| Longitude: | 142° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.32 meters/second, 1592.4 km/hour, 989.4 miles/hour or 859.8 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" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 55.6" | 989.33 mi | west | 0° 10' 42.5" | 12.27 mi | south | 989.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 18' 20.3" | 839.70 mi | east | 4° 02' 35.9" | 277.94 mi | south | 879.15 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 |
|---|
| Taiohae | Fri 4:10 AM | 316 km | 197 miles | 171 nm |  E |
| Papeete | Fri 3:40 AM | 1187 km | 737 miles | 641 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 3:40 AM | 2082 km | 1293 miles | 1124 nm |  NW |
| Adamstown | Fri 5:40 AM | 2159 km | 1342 miles | 1166 nm |  SE |
| Rarotonga | Fri 3:40 AM | 2277 km | 1415 miles | 1229 nm | SW |
| Alofi | Fri 2:40 AM | 3154 km | 1960 miles | 1703 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 2:40 AM | 3172 km | 1971 miles | 1713 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Sat 3:40 AM | 3243 km | 2015 miles | 1751 nm | WSW |
| Nukualofa | Sat 2:40 AM | 3748 km | 2329 miles | 2024 nm | WSW |
| Honolulu | Fri 3:40 AM | 3803 km | 2363 miles | 2054 nm |  NNW |
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