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 24, 2013 at 09:20:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 09:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 155° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.73 meters/second, 1590.2 km/hour, 988.1 miles/hour or 858.6 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' 31.6" | 16.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 37.9" | 988.04 mi | west | 0° 09' 43.9" | 11.15 mi | south | 988.36 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 23.1" | 771.28 mi | east | 4° 07' 51.6" | 283.92 mi | south | 826.07 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Sun 11:20 PM | 981 km | 609 miles | 530 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Sat 11:20 PM | 1222 km | 759 miles | 660 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Sat 9:20 PM | 2596 km | 1613 miles | 1402 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 10:20 PM | 2812 km | 1747 miles | 1518 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Sat 10:20 PM | 3015 km | 1873 miles | 1628 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Sat 11:20 PM | 3169 km | 1969 miles | 1711 nm |  SSE |
| Apia * | Sun 11:20 PM | 3243 km | 2015 miles | 1751 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Sun 9:20 PM | 3512 km | 2182 miles | 1896 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Sat 11:20 PM | 3545 km | 2203 miles | 1914 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sun 9:20 PM | 3635 km | 2259 miles | 1963 nm | WSW |
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