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 10:52:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 147° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.67 meters/second, 1528.8 km/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.5 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' 57.8" | 949.75 mi | west | 0° 04' 18.9" | 4.95 mi | south | 949.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 15.2" | 757.13 mi | east | 2° 08' 00.3" | 146.73 mi | south | 775.78 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 | Thu 8:52 PM | 474 km | 295 miles | 256 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 8:52 PM | 693 km | 431 miles | 374 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Thu 9:52 PM | 1736 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  SE |
| Melekeok | Thu 7:52 PM | 1915 km | 1190 miles | 1034 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Thu 10:52 PM | 1973 km | 1226 miles | 1065 nm |  E |
| Yokohama | Thu 7:52 PM | 1999 km | 1242 miles | 1080 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Thu 7:52 PM | 2022 km | 1256 miles | 1092 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Thu 7:52 PM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Thu 7:52 PM | 2128 km | 1322 miles | 1149 nm | NNW |
| Kyoto | Thu 7:52 PM | 2143 km | 1332 miles | 1157 nm | NNW |
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