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 11:20:00 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 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 175° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.19 meters/second, 1591.9 km/hour, 989.1 miles/hour or 859.5 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" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.3" | 989.07 mi | west | 0° 09' 50.7" | 11.28 mi | south | 989.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 39' 36.4" | 772.08 mi | west | 4° 10' 10.6" | 286.56 mi | south | 827.63 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 | Sun 11:20 PM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Sun 11:20 PM | 1011 km | 628 miles | 546 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 11:20 PM | 1386 km | 861 miles | 749 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sat 11:20 PM | 1417 km | 880 miles | 765 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Sun 11:20 PM | 1523 km | 946 miles | 822 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Sun 10:20 PM | 1945 km | 1209 miles | 1050 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Sun 11:20 PM | 2110 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm |  S |
| Midway | Sun 12:20 AM | 2128 km | 1322 miles | 1149 nm |  NNE |
| Fakaofo | Mon 12:20 AM | 2614 km | 1624 miles | 1411 nm | SE |
| Honiara | Sun 10:20 PM | 2773 km | 1723 miles | 1497 nm | SW |
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