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 11:52:00 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 11:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.86 meters/second, 1529.5 km/hour, 950.4 miles/hour or 825.9 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" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.3" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 58.3" | 950.17 mi | west | 0° 04' 24.2" | 5.05 mi | south | 950.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 00.9" | 757.20 mi | east | 2° 10' 05.9" | 149.13 mi | south | 776.35 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 |
|---|
| Melekeok | Thu 8:52 PM | 1267 km | 787 miles | 684 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 9:52 PM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 732 nm |  ESE |
| Quezon | Thu 7:52 PM | 1392 km | 865 miles | 752 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Thu 7:52 PM | 1401 km | 871 miles | 757 nm | WSW |
| Taipei | Thu 7:52 PM | 1402 km | 871 miles | 757 nm |  WNW |
| Kagoshima | Thu 8:52 PM | 1435 km | 892 miles | 775 nm |  N |
| Davao | Thu 7:52 PM | 1554 km | 966 miles | 839 nm |  SSW |
| Kumamoto | Thu 8:52 PM | 1565 km | 972 miles | 845 nm | N |
| Fukuoka | Thu 8:52 PM | 1663 km | 1033 miles | 898 nm | N |
| Kitakyushu | Thu 8:52 PM | 1679 km | 1043 miles | 907 nm | N |
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