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 Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 16:46:00 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: 96%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 16:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 131° 00' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.47 meters/second, 1610.9 km/hour, 1001.0 miles/hour or 869.8 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' 30.4" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 30.7" | 1000.90 mi | west | 0° 11' 37.4" | 13.31 mi | south | 1000.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 58' 55.0" | 826.60 mi | east | 4° 32' 12.1" | 311.77 mi | south | 880.37 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 |
|---|
| Ambon | Thu 1:46 AM | 319 km | 198 miles | 172 nm |  W |
| Manokwari | Thu 1:46 AM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  NE |
| Sofifi | Thu 1:46 AM | 671 km | 417 miles | 362 nm |  NW |
| Ternate | Thu 1:46 AM | 687 km | 427 miles | 371 nm | NW |
| Dili | Thu 1:46 AM | 767 km | 477 miles | 414 nm |  SW |
| Same | Thu 1:46 AM | 793 km | 493 miles | 428 nm | SW |
| Suai | Thu 1:46 AM | 848 km | 527 miles | 458 nm | SW |
| Darwin | Thu 2:16 AM | 910 km | 565 miles | 491 nm |  S |
| Manado | Thu 12:46 AM | 933 km | 580 miles | 504 nm | NW |
| Kendari | Thu 12:46 AM | 942 km | 586 miles | 509 nm | W |
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