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 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 16:36:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 121° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.03 meters/second, 1616.5 km/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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' 31.1" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.6" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 13.0" | 1004.41 mi | west | 0° 11' 41.0" | 13.38 mi | south | 1004.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 07.9" | 804.87 mi | east | 4° 40' 58.0" | 321.77 mi | south | 866.23 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 |
|---|
| Gorontalo | Wed 12:36 AM | 142 km | 88 miles | 77 nm | E |
| Palu | Wed 12:36 AM | 263 km | 163 miles | 142 nm | SW |
| Manado | Wed 12:36 AM | 358 km | 222 miles | 193 nm | ENE |
| Mamuju | Wed 12:36 AM | 475 km | 295 miles | 256 nm | SW |
| Kendari | Wed 12:36 AM | 500 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | S |
| Samarinda | Wed 12:36 AM | 527 km | 328 miles | 285 nm | WSW |
| Balikpapan | Wed 12:36 AM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm | WSW |
| Ternate | Wed 1:36 AM | 624 km | 388 miles | 337 nm | E |
| Sofifi | Wed 1:36 AM | 643 km | 400 miles | 347 nm | E |
| Makassar | Wed 12:36 AM | 675 km | 419 miles | 364 nm | SSW |
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