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 Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 10:30:00 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 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.00 meters/second, 1591.2 km/hour, 988.7 miles/hour or 859.2 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" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.2" | 988.64 mi | west | 0° 09' 47.9" | 11.22 mi | south | 988.96 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 23.1" | 771.74 mi | east | 4° 09' 13.3" | 285.47 mi | south | 826.98 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 |
|---|
| Baker Island | Sat 10:30 PM | 1211 km | 752 miles | 654 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sun 10:30 PM | 1842 km | 1145 miles | 995 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Sun 10:30 PM | 1896 km | 1178 miles | 1024 nm |  WSW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 12:30 AM | 1908 km | 1186 miles | 1030 nm |  ESE |
| Honolulu | Sun 12:30 AM | 1970 km | 1224 miles | 1064 nm |  NE |
| Midway | Sat 11:30 PM | 2047 km | 1272 miles | 1105 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:30 PM | 2183 km | 1356 miles | 1178 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Sun 10:30 PM | 2284 km | 1419 miles | 1233 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 10:30 PM | 2463 km | 1531 miles | 1330 nm |  WNW |
| Yaren | Sun 10:30 PM | 2590 km | 1609 miles | 1399 nm | WSW |
Advertising
Astronomy calculators
More information
Related time zone tools
