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, February 3, 2013 at 14:54:00 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, February 3, 2013 at 14:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 01' | South |
| Longitude: | 134° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.24 meters/second, 1538.1 km/hour, 955.7 miles/hour or 830.5 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' 26.6" | 15.93 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | south | 15.93 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 40.3" | 955.48 mi | west | 0° 07' 11.2" | 8.24 mi | south | 955.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 38' 18.9" | 902.19 mi | east | 2° 22' 36.7" | 163.48 mi | south | 910.98 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 |
|---|
| Gambier Islands | Sun 5:54 AM | 676 km | 420 miles | 365 nm |  S |
| Taiohae | Sun 5:24 AM | 1018 km | 632 miles | 550 nm |  NNW |
| Adamstown | Sun 6:54 AM | 1021 km | 634 miles | 551 nm |  SSE |
| Papeete | Sun 4:54 AM | 1559 km | 969 miles | 842 nm |  W |
| Rarotonga | Sun 4:54 AM | 2655 km | 1650 miles | 1433 nm |  WSW |
| Easter Island * | Sun 9:54 AM | 2858 km | 1776 miles | 1543 nm |  ESE |
| Kiritimati | Mon 4:54 AM | 3230 km | 2007 miles | 1744 nm |  NW |
| Alofi | Sun 3:54 AM | 3708 km | 2304 miles | 2002 nm | W |
| Apia * | Mon 4:54 AM | 3967 km | 2465 miles | 2142 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Mon 3:54 AM | 4021 km | 2499 miles | 2171 nm | W |
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