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 10:40:00 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 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 115° 52' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.99 meters/second, 1519.1 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" | 943.71 mi | west | 0° 02' 29.4" | 2.86 mi | north | 943.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 59.4" | 755.21 mi | east | 0° 33' 55.4" | 38.90 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 |
|---|
| Kowloon | Mon 6:40 PM | 307 km | 191 miles | 166 nm |  NNW |
| Hong Kong | Mon 6:40 PM | 309 km | 192 miles | 167 nm |  NW |
| Shenzhen | Mon 6:40 PM | 339 km | 211 miles | 183 nm | NNW |
| Macau | Mon 6:40 PM | 342 km | 213 miles | 185 nm | NW |
| Shantou | Mon 6:40 PM | 380 km | 236 miles | 205 nm |  NNE |
| Guangzhou | Mon 6:40 PM | 438 km | 272 miles | 237 nm | NW |
| Foshan | Mon 6:40 PM | 438 km | 272 miles | 237 nm | NW |
| Xiamen | Mon 6:40 PM | 542 km | 337 miles | 293 nm | NNE |
| Haikou | Mon 6:40 PM | 578 km | 359 miles | 312 nm |  W |
| Kaohsiung | Mon 6:40 PM | 582 km | 361 miles | 314 nm |  NE |
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