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 10:52:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 136° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.31 meters/second, 1516.7 km/hour, 942.4 miles/hour or 819.0 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' 30.7" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.0" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.2" | 942.20 mi | west | 0° 02' 04.6" | 2.38 mi | south | 942.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 43.2" | 756.06 mi | east | 1° 15' 47.1" | 86.89 mi | south | 764.02 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 8:52 PM | 1174 km | 729 miles | 634 nm |  SE |
| Kagoshima | Wed 7:52 PM | 1382 km | 859 miles | 746 nm |  NNW |
| Melekeok | Wed 7:52 PM | 1418 km | 881 miles | 766 nm |  S |
| Kumamoto | Wed 7:52 PM | 1499 km | 931 miles | 809 nm | NNW |
| Fukuoka | Wed 7:52 PM | 1598 km | 993 miles | 863 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Wed 7:52 PM | 1602 km | 996 miles | 865 nm |  N |
| Kitakyushu | Wed 7:52 PM | 1604 km | 997 miles | 866 nm | NNW |
| Taipei | Wed 6:52 PM | 1605 km | 997 miles | 867 nm |  WNW |
| Kobe | Wed 7:52 PM | 1606 km | 998 miles | 867 nm | N |
| Hamamatsu | Wed 7:52 PM | 1612 km | 1002 miles | 871 nm | N |
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