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 14:36:00 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%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Monday, February 25, 2013 at 8:26 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Monday, March 4, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 14:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 52'	North
Longitude:	150° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.01 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' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 15.6"	1004.38 mi	west	0° 11' 39.7"	13.35 mi	south	1004.50 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 46.6"	803.24 mi	east	4° 41' 00.4"	321.82 mi	south	864.94 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
Lae	Wed 12:36 AM	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	SSW
Arawa	Wed 12:36 AM	945 km	587 miles	510 nm	SSE
Palikir	Wed 1:36 AM	1054 km	655 miles	569 nm	NE
Jayapura	Tue 11:36 PM	1188 km	738 miles	641 nm	WSW
Port Moresby	Wed 12:36 AM	1210 km	752 miles	654 nm	SSW
Honiara	Wed 1:36 AM	1523 km	947 miles	823 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Wed 12:36 AM	1547 km	961 miles	835 nm	NNW
Yaren	Wed 2:36 AM	1798 km	1117 miles	971 nm	E
Manokwari	Tue 11:36 PM	1876 km	1166 miles	1013 nm	W
Melekeok	Tue 11:36 PM	1942 km	1207 miles	1049 nm	WNW