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 10:02:00 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 10:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 159° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.52 meters/second, 1528.3 km/hour, 949.6 miles/hour or 825.2 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" | 15.83 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.83 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.4" | 949.41 mi | west | 0° 04' 14.3" | 4.86 mi | south | 949.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 26.9" | 757.08 mi | east | 2° 06' 15.0" | 144.72 mi | south | 775.30 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 10:02 PM | 701 km | 436 miles | 379 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Thu 9:02 PM | 1353 km | 841 miles | 731 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 8:02 PM | 1739 km | 1081 miles | 939 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Thu 10:02 PM | 1788 km | 1111 miles | 965 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Thu 10:02 PM | 2291 km | 1424 miles | 1237 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Thu 10:02 PM | 2409 km | 1497 miles | 1301 nm | SE |
| Midway | Wed 11:02 PM | 2519 km | 1565 miles | 1360 nm |  ENE |
| Tokyo | Thu 7:02 PM | 2718 km | 1689 miles | 1467 nm |  NW |
| Melekeok | Thu 7:02 PM | 3024 km | 1879 miles | 1633 nm | WSW |
| Honiara | Thu 9:02 PM | 3147 km | 1955 miles | 1699 nm | S |
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