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 Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 18:40:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 18:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 35' | South |
| Longitude: | 140° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.25 meters/second, 1541.7 km/hour, 958.0 miles/hour or 832.4 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' 26.8" | 15.97 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.4" | 0.14 mi | south | 15.97 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 43.6" | 957.76 mi | west | 0° 07' 18.9" | 8.38 mi | south | 957.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 32' 47.3" | 898.18 mi | east | 2° 25' 49.0" | 167.15 mi | south | 907.75 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 |
|---|
| Cairns | Sun 4:40 AM | 514 km | 320 miles | 278 nm |  E |
| Port Moresby | Sun 4:40 AM | 1038 km | 645 miles | 560 nm |  NE |
| Alice Springs | Sun 4:10 AM | 1082 km | 672 miles | 584 nm |  SW |
| Darwin | Sun 4:10 AM | 1182 km | 735 miles | 638 nm |  WNW |
| Jayapura | Sun 3:40 AM | 1554 km | 966 miles | 839 nm |  N |
| Brisbane | Sun 4:40 AM | 1731 km | 1075 miles | 935 nm |  SE |
| Dili | Sun 3:40 AM | 1892 km | 1175 miles | 1021 nm | WNW |
| Manokwari | Sun 3:40 AM | 1896 km | 1178 miles | 1024 nm |  NNW |
| Adelaide * | Sun 5:10 AM | 2046 km | 1272 miles | 1105 nm |  S |
| Eucla | Sun 3:25 AM | 2070 km | 1286 miles | 1118 nm | SW |
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