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 Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 08:30:00 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: 28%

Previous phase	New Moon	Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 5:27 PM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 08:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 15'	North
Longitude:	116° 26'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.95 meters/second, 1526.2 km/hour, 948.4 miles/hour or 824.1 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"	15.81 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.81 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 58.2"	948.14 mi	west	0° 03' 27.0"	3.96 mi	north	947.98 mi
24 hours	11° 37' 52.8"	759.79 mi	east	0° 57' 12.3"	65.59 mi	north	760.38 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
Kowloon	Sun 4:30 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	NNW
Hong Kong	Sun 4:30 PM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	NW
Shenzhen	Sun 4:30 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	NNW
Macau	Sun 4:30 PM	445 km	276 miles	240 nm	NW
Shantou	Sun 4:30 PM	456 km	284 miles	246 nm	N
Baguio City	Sun 4:30 PM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	SE
Foshan	Sun 4:30 PM	542 km	337 miles	292 nm	NW
Guangzhou	Sun 4:30 PM	542 km	337 miles	292 nm	NW
Kaohsiung	Sun 4:30 PM	593 km	369 miles	320 nm	NE
Xiamen	Sun 4:30 PM	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	NNE