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 Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 09:32:00 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: 81%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 09:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 167° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.43 meters/second, 1527.9 km/hour, 949.4 miles/hour or 825.0 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' 30.9" | 15.82 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.82 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.1" | 949.21 mi | west | 0° 04' 11.6" | 4.81 mi | south | 949.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 33.9" | 757.05 mi | east | 2° 05' 11.9" | 143.52 mi | south | 775.02 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Thu 9:32 PM | 68 km | 42 miles | 37 nm |  WNW |
| Majuro | Thu 9:32 PM | 1385 km | 860 miles | 748 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Thu 8:32 PM | 1664 km | 1034 miles | 898 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Wed 10:32 PM | 1866 km | 1159 miles | 1008 nm |  NE |
| Tarawa | Thu 9:32 PM | 2049 km | 1273 miles | 1107 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Thu 9:32 PM | 2167 km | 1346 miles | 1170 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 7:32 PM | 2480 km | 1541 miles | 1339 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Wed 9:32 PM | 2741 km | 1703 miles | 1480 nm |  SE |
| Honiara | Thu 8:32 PM | 3250 km | 2020 miles | 1755 nm |  SSW |
| Tokyo | Thu 6:32 PM | 3272 km | 2033 miles | 1767 nm |  NW |
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