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 Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 01:44:00 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 01:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 10' | South |
| Longitude: | 177° 14' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.59 meters/second, 1614.9 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.0 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' 30.5" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 32.6" | 1003.47 mi | west | 0° 12' 00.0" | 13.74 mi | north | 1003.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 23' 02.9" | 803.36 mi | west | 4° 43' 18.6" | 324.45 mi | north | 866.19 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 |
|---|
| Tarawa | Tue 1:44 PM | 551 km | 342 miles | 297 nm |  WNW |
| Baker Island | Mon 1:44 PM | 717 km | 445 miles | 387 nm |  ENE |
| Funafuti | Tue 1:44 PM | 842 km | 523 miles | 455 nm |  SSE |
| Majuro | Tue 1:44 PM | 1138 km | 707 miles | 614 nm |  NW |
| Yaren | Tue 1:44 PM | 1150 km | 714 miles | 621 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Tue 2:44 PM | 1567 km | 974 miles | 846 nm |  SE |
| Apia * | Tue 3:44 PM | 1852 km | 1151 miles | 1000 nm | SE |
| Suva | Tue 1:44 PM | 1881 km | 1169 miles | 1016 nm |  S |
| Port Vila | Tue 12:44 PM | 2075 km | 1290 miles | 1121 nm |  SSW |
| Honiara | Tue 12:44 PM | 2120 km | 1317 miles | 1145 nm |  WSW |
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