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 Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 03:52:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 122° 09' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.77 meters/second, 1514.8 km/hour, 941.2 miles/hour or 817.9 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" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.3" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.7" | 940.99 mi | west | 0° 01' 24.7" | 1.62 mi | south | 941.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 26.1" | 755.87 mi | east | 1° 00' 01.9" | 68.83 mi | south | 761.40 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Tue 7:52 PM | 1436 km | 892 miles | 775 nm | NNE |
| San Diego | Tue 7:52 PM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Tue 8:52 PM | 1481 km | 920 miles | 800 nm | NE |
| Mexicali | Tue 7:52 PM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 7:52 PM | 1559 km | 969 miles | 842 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Tue 8:52 PM | 1655 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm | ENE |
| Phoenix | Tue 8:52 PM | 1755 km | 1090 miles | 947 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas | Tue 7:52 PM | 1871 km | 1162 miles | 1010 nm | NNE |
| San Jose (USA) | Tue 7:52 PM | 1875 km | 1165 miles | 1012 nm | N |
| San Francisco | Tue 7:52 PM | 1923 km | 1195 miles | 1038 nm | N |
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