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 Monday, February 18, 2013 at 10:30:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, February 18, 2013 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 00' | North |
| Longitude: | 118° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.01 meters/second, 1519.2 km/hour, 944.0 miles/hour or 820.3 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" | 15.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.6" | 943.76 mi | west | 0° 02' 30.4" | 2.88 mi | north | 943.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 57.4" | 755.21 mi | east | 0° 34' 18.0" | 39.33 mi | north | 754.85 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 |
|---|
| Kaohsiung | Mon 6:30 PM | 405 km | 252 miles | 219 nm |  NNE |
| Shantou | Mon 6:30 PM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  NNW |
| Baguio City | Mon 6:30 PM | 466 km | 290 miles | 252 nm |  SSE |
| Kowloon | Mon 6:30 PM | 492 km | 306 miles | 266 nm |  WNW |
| Xiamen | Mon 6:30 PM | 494 km | 307 miles | 267 nm |  N |
| Hong Kong | Mon 6:30 PM | 498 km | 309 miles | 269 nm | WNW |
| Shenzhen | Mon 6:30 PM | 514 km | 319 miles | 278 nm |  NW |
| Taichung | Mon 6:30 PM | 521 km | 323 miles | 281 nm | NNE |
| Macau | Mon 6:30 PM | 550 km | 342 miles | 297 nm | WNW |
| Tarlac City | Mon 6:30 PM | 556 km | 346 miles | 300 nm | SSE |
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