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 Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 09:28:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 09:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 142° 16' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.87 meters/second, 1605.1 km/hour, 997.4 miles/hour or 866.7 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' 29.5" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 29.5" | 997.31 mi | west | 0° 11' 34.1" | 13.25 mi | south | 997.22 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 27' 12.8" | 857.06 mi | east | 4° 28' 33.8" | 307.62 mi | south | 906.57 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 |
|---|
| Taiohae | Tue 11:58 PM | 467 km | 290 miles | 252 nm |  SE |
| Papeete | Tue 11:28 PM | 1520 km | 944 miles | 821 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 11:28 PM | 1877 km | 1167 miles | 1014 nm |  WNW |
| Adamstown | Wed 1:28 AM | 2495 km | 1550 miles | 1347 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Tue 11:28 PM | 2544 km | 1581 miles | 1374 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 10:28 PM | 3219 km | 2000 miles | 1738 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Tue 10:28 PM | 3335 km | 2072 miles | 1801 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Wed 11:28 PM | 3351 km | 2082 miles | 1809 nm | WSW |
| Honolulu | Tue 11:28 PM | 3450 km | 2144 miles | 1863 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Tue 9:28 PM | 3859 km | 2398 miles | 2084 nm | W |
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