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 24, 2013 at 10:20:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 10:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 170° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.22 meters/second, 1602.8 km/hour, 995.9 miles/hour or 865.4 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' 31.7" | 16.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 39.7" | 995.87 mi | west | 0° 10' 26.3" | 11.96 mi | south | 996.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 36' 00.2" | 781.47 mi | west | 4° 22' 10.0" | 300.27 mi | south | 840.22 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Sun 10:20 PM | 131 km | 82 miles | 71 nm |  ESE |
| Tarawa | Sun 10:20 PM | 765 km | 475 miles | 413 nm |  SSE |
| Yaren | Sun 10:20 PM | 981 km | 610 miles | 530 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Sun 9:20 PM | 1327 km | 825 miles | 716 nm |  W |
| Wake Island | Sun 10:20 PM | 1334 km | 829 miles | 720 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Sat 10:20 PM | 1701 km | 1057 miles | 918 nm | ESE |
| Funafuti | Sun 10:20 PM | 2058 km | 1279 miles | 1111 nm | SSE |
| Honiara | Sun 9:20 PM | 2209 km | 1372 miles | 1192 nm | SSW |
| Midway | Sat 11:20 PM | 2620 km | 1628 miles | 1415 nm |  NNE |
| Fakaofo | Sun 11:20 PM | 2798 km | 1739 miles | 1511 nm |  SE |
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