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 Friday, March 15, 2013 at 00:36:00 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: 11%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, March 15, 2013 at 00:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 151° 54' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.40 meters/second, 1571.0 km/hour, 976.2 miles/hour or 848.3 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" | 16.27 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.27 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 25.6" | 976.06 mi | west | 0° 08' 08.5" | 9.33 mi | north | 975.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 27' 58.1" | 770.62 mi | east | 2° 54' 16.5" | 199.72 mi | north | 791.14 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Thu 2:36 PM | 1051 km | 653 miles | 568 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 2:36 PM | 1441 km | 895 miles | 778 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Thu 1:36 PM | 3086 km | 1917 miles | 1666 nm | NW |
| Baker Island | Thu 12:36 PM | 3094 km | 1923 miles | 1671 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 1:36 PM | 3329 km | 2068 miles | 1797 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Thu 2:36 PM | 3466 km | 2154 miles | 1872 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Fri 2:36 PM | 3753 km | 2332 miles | 2026 nm | SW |
| San Francisco * | Thu 5:36 PM | 3948 km | 2453 miles | 2132 nm |  NE |
| Rarotonga | Thu 2:36 PM | 3961 km | 2461 miles | 2139 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Fri 12:36 PM | 4029 km | 2503 miles | 2175 nm | SW |
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