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 Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 10:20:00 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
Fraction of moon illuminated: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 10:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 178° 41' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.94 meters/second, 1569.4 km/hour, 975.2 miles/hour or 847.4 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' 31.5" | 16.25 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.25 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 27.4" | 975.05 mi | west | 0° 08' 14.1" | 9.44 mi | south | 975.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 37' 18.1" | 763.90 mi | west | 3° 36' 13.7" | 247.74 mi | south | 808.24 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Sat 10:20 PM | 1112 km | 691 miles | 601 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Sat 10:20 PM | 1411 km | 877 miles | 762 nm |  WNW |
| Tarawa | Sat 10:20 PM | 1522 km | 946 miles | 822 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Fri 10:20 PM | 1614 km | 1003 miles | 872 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Fri 11:20 PM | 1629 km | 1012 miles | 880 nm |  NNE |
| Yaren | Sat 10:20 PM | 2062 km | 1282 miles | 1114 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Sat 9:20 PM | 2375 km | 1476 miles | 1283 nm |  WSW |
| Funafuti | Sat 10:20 PM | 2487 km | 1546 miles | 1343 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Sat 12:20 AM | 2616 km | 1625 miles | 1412 nm |  ENE |
| Fakaofo | Sat 11:20 PM | 2811 km | 1747 miles | 1518 nm | SSE |
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