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 00:44:00 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 00:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 44' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 50' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.36 meters/second, 1570.9 km/hour, 976.1 miles/hour or 848.2 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' 25.5" | 975.99 mi | west | 0° 08' 07.8" | 9.32 mi | north | 975.75 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 27' 59.8" | 770.59 mi | east | 2° 54' 01.4" | 199.43 mi | north | 791.04 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Thu 2:44 PM | 673 km | 418 miles | 363 nm |  N |
| Honolulu | Thu 2:44 PM | 940 km | 584 miles | 508 nm |  NNW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 2:44 PM | 1368 km | 850 miles | 739 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Thu 12:44 PM | 2910 km | 1808 miles | 1571 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Thu 1:44 PM | 2916 km | 1812 miles | 1574 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 1:44 PM | 3197 km | 1987 miles | 1726 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Thu 2:44 PM | 3490 km | 2169 miles | 1885 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Fri 2:44 PM | 3634 km | 2258 miles | 1962 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Fri 12:44 PM | 3863 km | 2400 miles | 2086 nm | SW |
| Majuro | Fri 12:44 PM | 3892 km | 2419 miles | 2102 nm |  W |
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