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 09:52:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 150° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.22 meters/second, 1516.4 km/hour, 942.2 miles/hour or 818.8 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' 30.7" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.1" | 942.00 mi | west | 0° 01' 58.9" | 2.27 mi | south | 942.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 50.4" | 756.03 mi | east | 1° 13' 32.6" | 84.32 mi | south | 763.62 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 | Wed 7:52 PM | 771 km | 479 miles | 417 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 7:52 PM | 986 km | 613 miles | 532 nm | SW |
| Wake Island | Wed 9:52 PM | 1668 km | 1036 miles | 901 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Wed 8:52 PM | 1678 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Wed 6:52 PM | 2005 km | 1246 miles | 1083 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Wed 6:52 PM | 2024 km | 1258 miles | 1093 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Wed 6:52 PM | 2139 km | 1329 miles | 1155 nm |  NW |
| Osaka | Wed 6:52 PM | 2191 km | 1362 miles | 1183 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Wed 6:52 PM | 2200 km | 1367 miles | 1188 nm | NW |
| Kobe | Wed 6:52 PM | 2215 km | 1376 miles | 1196 nm | NW |
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