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 22, 2013 at 08:52:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 22, 2013 at 08:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.41 meters/second, 1545.9 km/hour, 960.6 miles/hour or 834.7 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' 31.1" | 16.01 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.1" | 0.12 mi | south | 16.01 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 10.7" | 960.39 mi | west | 0° 06' 14.4" | 7.15 mi | south | 960.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 28' 36.4" | 759.19 mi | east | 2° 52' 03.0" | 197.18 mi | south | 789.67 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Thu 9:52 PM | 1377 km | 855 miles | 743 nm |  NNW |
| Honolulu | Thu 10:52 PM | 1510 km | 938 miles | 815 nm |  ENE |
| Baker Island | Thu 8:52 PM | 1941 km | 1206 miles | 1048 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Fri 8:52 PM | 2175 km | 1352 miles | 1175 nm |  WSW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 10:52 PM | 2284 km | 1419 miles | 1234 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Fri 8:52 PM | 2324 km | 1444 miles | 1255 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Fri 8:52 PM | 2422 km | 1505 miles | 1308 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 9:52 PM | 2920 km | 1814 miles | 1577 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Fri 8:52 PM | 3005 km | 1867 miles | 1623 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Fri 8:52 PM | 3063 km | 1903 miles | 1654 nm | SW |
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