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 13:46:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 13:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 162° 56' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.00 meters/second, 1616.4 km/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 16.5" | 1004.36 mi | west | 0° 11' 39.1" | 13.34 mi | south | 1004.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 13.8" | 802.57 mi | east | 4° 40' 59.6" | 321.80 mi | south | 864.40 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Wed 1:46 AM | 476 km | 296 miles | 257 nm |  ESE |
| Palikir | Wed 12:46 AM | 839 km | 521 miles | 453 nm |  NW |
| Tarawa | Wed 1:46 AM | 1122 km | 697 miles | 606 nm |  E |
| Majuro | Wed 1:46 AM | 1140 km | 709 miles | 616 nm |  NE |
| Honiara | Wed 12:46 AM | 1203 km | 747 miles | 650 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Wed 1:46 AM | 2060 km | 1280 miles | 1112 nm |  N |
| Funafuti | Wed 1:46 AM | 2093 km | 1300 miles | 1130 nm | ESE |
| Port Moresby | Tue 11:46 PM | 2095 km | 1302 miles | 1131 nm |  SW |
| Port Vila | Wed 12:46 AM | 2158 km | 1341 miles | 1165 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Tue 1:46 AM | 2294 km | 1425 miles | 1239 nm | E |
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