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, February 1, 2013 at 16:40:00 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 16:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 60' | South |
| Longitude: | 174° 10' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.53 meters/second, 1589.5 km/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 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' 29.7" | 16.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 45.5" | 987.57 mi | west | 0° 10' 34.4" | 12.11 mi | south | 987.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 347° 37' 08.8" | 843.49 mi | west | 3° 58' 25.1" | 273.16 mi | south | 881.07 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 |
|---|
| Funafuti | Sat 4:40 AM | 579 km | 360 miles | 312 nm |  ENE |
| Lautoka | Sat 4:40 AM | 914 km | 568 miles | 494 nm |  SSE |
| Nadi | Sat 4:40 AM | 932 km | 579 miles | 503 nm | SSE |
| Suva | Sat 4:40 AM | 1011 km | 628 miles | 546 nm | SSE |
| Port Vila | Sat 3:40 AM | 1064 km | 661 miles | 574 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Sat 4:40 AM | 1269 km | 788 miles | 685 nm |  N |
| Yaren | Sat 4:40 AM | 1319 km | 819 miles | 712 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Fri 4:40 AM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm |  NE |
| Honiara | Sat 3:40 AM | 1561 km | 970 miles | 843 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Sat 6:40 AM | 1589 km | 988 miles | 858 nm |  ESE |
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