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.
View Day and Night Map
Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 02:54:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 02:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 56' | South |
| Longitude: | 160° 18' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.65 meters/second, 1615.1 km/hour, 1003.6 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 30.6" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 35.6" | 1003.60 mi | west | 0° 11' 59.4" | 13.73 mi | north | 1003.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 01.0" | 802.35 mi | east | 4° 42' 42.8" | 323.77 mi | north | 864.87 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Tue 2:54 PM | 738 km | 459 miles | 398 nm |  E |
| Arawa | Tue 12:54 PM | 787 km | 489 miles | 425 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Tue 1:54 PM | 900 km | 559 miles | 486 nm |  NNW |
| Honiara | Tue 1:54 PM | 940 km | 584 miles | 508 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:54 PM | 1437 km | 893 miles | 776 nm | E |
| Majuro | Tue 2:54 PM | 1505 km | 935 miles | 813 nm |  NE |
| Port Moresby | Tue 12:54 PM | 1731 km | 1076 miles | 935 nm |  WSW |
| Port Vila | Tue 1:54 PM | 2055 km | 1277 miles | 1109 nm |  SSE |
| Jayapura | Tue 11:54 AM | 2187 km | 1359 miles | 1181 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:54 PM | 2258 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm |  ESE |
Advertising
Astronomy calculators
More information
Related time zone tools
