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 Friday, December 9, 2011 at 13:06:00 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 Friday, December 9, 2011 at 13:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.81 meters/second, 1496.9 km/hour, 930.1 miles/hour or 808.3 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' 29.7" | 15.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 40.5" | 929.83 mi | west | 0° 02' 41.1" | 3.08 mi | north | 929.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 17' 07.3" | 788.19 mi | east | 0° 33' 58.4" | 38.97 mi | north | 787.57 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Fri 11:06 PM | 800 km | 497 miles | 432 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 11:06 PM | 1017 km | 632 miles | 549 nm | SSW |
| Yokohama | Fri 10:06 PM | 1716 km | 1066 miles | 927 nm |  NNW |
| Kawasaki | Fri 10:06 PM | 1721 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Fri 10:06 PM | 1737 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm | NNW |
| Shizuoka | Fri 10:06 PM | 1738 km | 1080 miles | 938 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Fri 10:06 PM | 1741 km | 1082 miles | 940 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Fri 10:06 PM | 1751 km | 1088 miles | 945 nm |  NW |
| Nagoya | Fri 10:06 PM | 1837 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Fri 10:06 PM | 1885 km | 1171 miles | 1018 nm | NW |
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