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 Monday, February 18, 2013 at 08:40:00 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: 55%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 18, 2013 at 08:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 144° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.23 meters/second, 1520.0 km/hour, 944.5 miles/hour or 820.7 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' 31.0" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 04.9" | 944.26 mi | west | 0° 02' 40.6" | 3.07 mi | north | 944.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 35.7" | 755.20 mi | east | 0° 38' 26.4" | 44.08 mi | north | 754.95 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Mon 6:40 PM | 530 km | 330 miles | 286 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 6:40 PM | 714 km | 443 miles | 385 nm | S |
| Melekeok | Mon 5:40 PM | 1766 km | 1098 miles | 954 nm |  SW |
| Hamamatsu | Mon 5:40 PM | 1784 km | 1109 miles | 963 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Mon 5:40 PM | 1787 km | 1111 miles | 965 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Mon 5:40 PM | 1796 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Mon 5:40 PM | 1803 km | 1120 miles | 974 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Mon 5:40 PM | 1817 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 5:40 PM | 1820 km | 1131 miles | 983 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Mon 5:40 PM | 1863 km | 1157 miles | 1006 nm | NNW |
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