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 09:52:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.85 meters/second, 1590.7 km/hour, 988.4 miles/hour or 858.9 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" | 16.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.0" | 988.31 mi | west | 0° 09' 45.7" | 11.18 mi | south | 988.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 23.0" | 771.49 mi | east | 4° 08' 29.2" | 284.63 mi | south | 826.48 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 11:52 PM | 1147 km | 712 miles | 619 nm |  SE |
| Honolulu | Sat 11:52 PM | 1330 km | 827 miles | 718 nm |  NNE |
| Baker Island | Sat 9:52 PM | 1859 km | 1155 miles | 1004 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 10:52 PM | 2366 km | 1470 miles | 1277 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Sat 10:52 PM | 2465 km | 1531 miles | 1331 nm |  NW |
| Tarawa | Sun 9:52 PM | 2819 km | 1751 miles | 1522 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Sun 9:52 PM | 2843 km | 1766 miles | 1535 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Sun 11:52 PM | 2848 km | 1769 miles | 1538 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Sun 9:52 PM | 2864 km | 1780 miles | 1547 nm | SW |
| Alofi | Sat 10:52 PM | 3345 km | 2078 miles | 1806 nm | SSW |
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