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 11:40:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 18, 2013 at 11:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 101° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.87 meters/second, 1518.7 km/hour, 943.7 miles/hour or 820.0 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' 31.1" | 15.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.0" | 943.45 mi | west | 0° 02' 24.0" | 2.75 mi | north | 943.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 10.7" | 755.22 mi | east | 0° 31' 39.6" | 36.30 mi | north | 754.81 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 |
|---|
| Luang Prabang | Mon 6:40 PM | 84 km | 52 miles | 45 nm | ESE |
| Chiang Rai | Mon 6:40 PM | 160 km | 99 miles | 86 nm | W |
| Vientiane | Mon 6:40 PM | 266 km | 165 miles | 144 nm | SSE |
| Chiang Mai | Mon 6:40 PM | 285 km | 177 miles | 154 nm | WSW |
| Udon Thani | Mon 6:40 PM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm | SSE |
| Khon Kaen | Mon 6:40 PM | 430 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | SSE |
| Hanoi | Mon 6:40 PM | 482 km | 299 miles | 260 nm | ENE |
| Savannakhet | Mon 6:40 PM | 527 km | 328 miles | 285 nm | SE |
| Naypyidaw | Mon 6:10 PM | 551 km | 342 miles | 297 nm | W |
| Hai Phong | Mon 6:40 PM | 563 km | 350 miles | 304 nm | E |
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