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, February 17, 2013 at 14:20:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 14:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 51° 06' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.15 meters/second, 1530.6 km/hour, 951.0 miles/hour or 826.4 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' 31.3" | 15.85 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.3" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.85 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 18.1" | 950.82 mi | west | 0° 04' 20.1" | 4.97 mi | north | 950.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 32' 05.6" | 755.34 mi | east | 1° 19' 11.2" | 90.79 mi | north | 757.76 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 |
|---|
| Salalah | Sun 6:20 PM | 376 km | 233 miles | 203 nm |  ESE |
| Abu Dhabi | Sun 6:20 PM | 708 km | 440 miles | 382 nm |  NNE |
| Doha | Sun 5:20 PM | 715 km | 444 miles | 386 nm |  N |
| Al Khor | Sun 5:20 PM | 760 km | 472 miles | 410 nm | N |
| Riyadh | Sun 5:20 PM | 787 km | 489 miles | 425 nm |  NW |
| Nizwa | Sun 6:20 PM | 808 km | 502 miles | 436 nm |  NE |
| Riffa | Sun 5:20 PM | 810 km | 503 miles | 437 nm | N |
| Manama | Sun 5:20 PM | 817 km | 508 miles | 441 nm | N |
| Sana | Sun 5:20 PM | 825 km | 513 miles | 445 nm |  WSW |
| Dubai | Sun 6:20 PM | 833 km | 518 miles | 450 nm | NNE |
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