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 10:40:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 127° 29' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.36 meters/second, 1513.3 km/hour, 940.3 miles/hour or 817.1 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' 30.8" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.3" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 52.2" | 940.08 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.7" | 0.26 mi | north | 940.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 48.6" | 755.51 mi | east | 0° 20' 50.0" | 23.89 mi | south | 756.74 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 |
|---|
| Naha | Tue 7:40 PM | 619 km | 385 miles | 334 nm |  N |
| Kaohsiung | Tue 6:40 PM | 777 km | 483 miles | 420 nm |  WNW |
| Taipei | Tue 6:40 PM | 789 km | 490 miles | 426 nm |  NW |
| Baguio City | Tue 6:40 PM | 861 km | 535 miles | 465 nm |  WSW |
| Quezon | Tue 6:40 PM | 942 km | 585 miles | 509 nm |  SW |
| Manila | Tue 6:40 PM | 953 km | 592 miles | 515 nm | SW |
| Makati | Tue 6:40 PM | 956 km | 594 miles | 516 nm | SW |
| Foochow | Tue 6:40 PM | 1028 km | 639 miles | 555 nm | NW |
| Xiamen | Tue 6:40 PM | 1059 km | 658 miles | 572 nm | WNW |
| Shantou | Tue 6:40 PM | 1158 km | 719 miles | 625 nm | WNW |
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