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 02:24:00 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 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 02' | South |
| Longitude: | 167° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.62 meters/second, 1615.0 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.1 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' 30.6" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 34.3" | 1003.54 mi | west | 0° 11' 59.7" | 13.74 mi | north | 1003.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 24.8" | 802.78 mi | east | 4° 42' 58.4" | 324.07 mi | north | 865.44 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Tue 2:24 PM | 90 km | 56 miles | 49 nm |  NW |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:24 PM | 664 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  ENE |
| Majuro | Tue 2:24 PM | 992 km | 616 miles | 535 nm |  NNE |
| Honiara | Tue 1:24 PM | 1253 km | 779 miles | 677 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Tue 1:24 PM | 1364 km | 848 miles | 737 nm | NW |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:24 PM | 1535 km | 954 miles | 829 nm |  ESE |
| Baker Island | Mon 2:24 PM | 1783 km | 1108 miles | 963 nm |  E |
| Port Vila | Tue 1:24 PM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 998 nm |  S |
| Suva | Tue 2:24 PM | 2234 km | 1388 miles | 1206 nm |  SSE |
| Wake Island | Tue 2:24 PM | 2250 km | 1398 miles | 1215 nm |  N |
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