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 14:46:00 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 14:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 25' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.02 meters/second, 1616.5 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' 31.2" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 15.4" | 1004.39 mi | west | 0° 11' 39.8" | 13.36 mi | south | 1004.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 53.3" | 803.38 mi | east | 4° 41' 00.3" | 321.82 mi | south | 865.05 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 12:46 AM | 852 km | 529 miles | 460 nm |  S |
| Jayapura | Tue 11:46 PM | 935 km | 581 miles | 505 nm |  WSW |
| Port Moresby | Wed 12:46 AM | 1146 km | 712 miles | 619 nm | S |
| Palikir | Wed 1:46 AM | 1275 km | 792 miles | 688 nm |  ENE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 12:46 AM | 1455 km | 904 miles | 786 nm |  NNW |
| Manokwari | Tue 11:46 PM | 1608 km | 999 miles | 868 nm |  W |
| Melekeok | Tue 11:46 PM | 1698 km | 1055 miles | 917 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Wed 1:46 AM | 1711 km | 1063 miles | 924 nm |  SE |
| Cairns | Wed 12:46 AM | 1985 km | 1234 miles | 1072 nm | S |
| Yaren | Wed 2:46 AM | 2066 km | 1284 miles | 1115 nm |  E |
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