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 19, 2013 at 08:30:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 08:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 158° 56' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.41 meters/second, 1513.5 km/hour, 940.4 miles/hour or 817.2 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' 30.8" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 52.9" | 940.17 mi | west | 0° 00' 26.2" | 0.50 mi | north | 940.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 42.7" | 755.47 mi | east | 0° 15' 52.2" | 18.20 mi | south | 756.34 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Tue 8:30 PM | 820 km | 509 miles | 443 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Tue 7:30 PM | 1512 km | 940 miles | 816 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 6:30 PM | 1700 km | 1056 miles | 918 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Tue 8:30 PM | 1988 km | 1235 miles | 1073 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Tue 8:30 PM | 2490 km | 1547 miles | 1345 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Tue 5:30 PM | 2505 km | 1557 miles | 1353 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Tue 5:30 PM | 2518 km | 1564 miles | 1359 nm | NW |
| Midway | Mon 9:30 PM | 2543 km | 1580 miles | 1373 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Tue 8:30 PM | 2612 km | 1623 miles | 1411 nm | SE |
| Melekeok | Tue 5:30 PM | 2990 km | 1858 miles | 1615 nm | WSW |
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