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 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 08:46:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 08:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 60' | North |
| Longitude: | 124° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.85 meters/second, 1615.9 km/hour, 1004.0 miles/hour or 872.5 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' 31.3" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 22.2" | 1004.02 mi | west | 0° 11' 34.4" | 13.25 mi | south | 1004.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 09.0" | 798.67 mi | east | 4° 40' 32.7" | 321.29 mi | south | 861.10 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Tue 12:46 AM | 3055 km | 1899 miles | 1650 nm |  S |
| Hermosillo | Tue 1:46 AM | 3320 km | 2063 miles | 1793 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Tue 2:46 AM | 3365 km | 2091 miles | 1817 nm |  NE |
| Papeete | Mon 10:46 PM | 3501 km | 2175 miles | 1890 nm |  SW |
| Easter Island * | Tue 3:46 AM | 3604 km | 2239 miles | 1946 nm |  SSE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 12:46 AM | 3607 km | 2241 miles | 1947 nm |  N |
| Kiritimati | Tue 10:46 PM | 3657 km | 2273 miles | 1975 nm |  W |
| Phoenix | Tue 1:46 AM | 3714 km | 2307 miles | 2005 nm | NNE |
| Galapagos Islands | Tue 2:46 AM | 3893 km | 2419 miles | 2102 nm |  E |
| Las Vegas | Tue 12:46 AM | 3900 km | 2423 miles | 2106 nm | NNE |
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