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 11:02:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 11:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 145° 28' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.70 meters/second, 1528.9 km/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.6 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 | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 58.0" | 949.82 mi | west | 0° 04' 19.8" | 4.96 mi | south | 950.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 12.7" | 757.14 mi | east | 2° 08' 21.1" | 147.13 mi | south | 775.87 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 9:02 PM | 416 km | 258 miles | 224 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 9:02 PM | 610 km | 379 miles | 330 nm | S |
| Melekeok | Thu 8:02 PM | 1727 km | 1073 miles | 932 nm |  SW |
| Hamamatsu | Thu 8:02 PM | 1907 km | 1185 miles | 1030 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Thu 8:02 PM | 1909 km | 1186 miles | 1031 nm | NNW |
| Palikir | Thu 10:02 PM | 1913 km | 1189 miles | 1033 nm |  SE |
| Yokohama | Thu 8:02 PM | 1916 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Thu 8:02 PM | 1923 km | 1195 miles | 1038 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Thu 8:02 PM | 1937 km | 1204 miles | 1046 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Thu 8:02 PM | 1940 km | 1206 miles | 1048 nm | NNW |
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