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 Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 12:56:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 12:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 122° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.23 meters/second, 1523.6 km/hour, 946.7 miles/hour or 822.7 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' 25.7" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.3" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 47.7" | 946.50 mi | west | 0° 05' 19.5" | 6.10 mi | south | 946.27 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 51' 49.1" | 909.37 mi | east | 1° 33' 53.9" | 107.65 mi | south | 911.47 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Sun 4:56 AM | 1048 km | 651 miles | 566 nm |  SW |
| Easter Island * | Sun 7:56 AM | 1671 km | 1038 miles | 902 nm |  SE |
| Papeete | Sun 2:56 AM | 2837 km | 1763 miles | 1532 nm |  W |
| Rarotonga | Sun 2:56 AM | 3879 km | 2410 miles | 2094 nm | W |
| Galapagos Islands | Sun 6:56 AM | 4114 km | 2556 miles | 2221 nm |  ENE |
| Kiritimati | Mon 2:56 AM | 4406 km | 2738 miles | 2379 nm |  WNW |
| Mexico City | Sun 6:56 AM | 4929 km | 3063 miles | 2661 nm |  NNE |
| Lima | Sun 7:56 AM | 4951 km | 3076 miles | 2673 nm |  E |
| Alofi | Sun 1:56 AM | 4956 km | 3079 miles | 2676 nm | W |
| Guatemala | Sun 6:56 AM | 5093 km | 3165 miles | 2750 nm |  NE |
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