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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.
Change time and date
| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | Now/Current time | |||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 01:20:00 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
The moon is so close to the Sun that it is probably impossible to see from earth
Fraction of moon illuminated: 0%| Previous phase | Third Quarter | Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 1:57 PM |
| Next phase | New Moon | Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 7:20 AM |
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 01:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 10° 38' | South |
| Longitude: | 158° 27' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.66 meters/second, 1582.8 km/hour, 983.5 miles/hour or 854.6 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' 27.7" | 16.39 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.39 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 51.7" | 983.42 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.5" | 12.57 mi | north | 983.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 33' 46.7" | 854.16 mi | east | 4° 35' 17.1" | 315.33 mi | north | 915.65 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honiara | Sun 12:20 PM | 212 km | 132 miles | 115 nm | |
| Arawa | Sun 11:20 AM | 581 km | 361 miles | 314 nm | |
| Port Moresby | Sun 11:20 AM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm | |
| Port Vila | Sun 12:20 PM | 1323 km | 822 miles | 714 nm | |
| Yaren | Sun 1:20 PM | 1458 km | 906 miles | 787 nm | |
| Cairns | Sun 11:20 AM | 1536 km | 954 miles | 829 nm | |
| Palikir | Sun 12:20 PM | 1941 km | 1206 miles | 1048 nm | |
| Brisbane | Sun 11:20 AM | 1948 km | 1211 miles | 1052 nm | |
| Tarawa | Sun 1:20 PM | 2092 km | 1300 miles | 1129 nm | |
| Jayapura | Sun 10:20 AM | 2155 km | 1339 miles | 1163 nm | |
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