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 Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 13:48:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 150° 31' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.78 meters/second, 1489.6 km/hour, 925.6 miles/hour or 804.3 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' 28.8" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 55.6" | 925.28 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.9" | 0.09 mi | south | 925.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 29' 21.1" | 798.03 mi | east | 0° 34' 13.5" | 39.25 mi | south | 800.63 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 | Sat 11:48 PM | 956 km | 594 miles | 516 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 11:48 PM | 1175 km | 730 miles | 634 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 1:48 AM | 1716 km | 1066 miles | 927 nm |  E |
| Yokohama | Sat 10:48 PM | 1776 km | 1103 miles | 959 nm |  NW |
| Kawasaki | Sat 10:48 PM | 1779 km | 1105 miles | 961 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Sat 10:48 PM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Sat 10:48 PM | 1802 km | 1120 miles | 973 nm | NW |
| Shizuoka | Sat 10:48 PM | 1813 km | 1127 miles | 979 nm | NW |
| Hamamatsu | Sat 10:48 PM | 1834 km | 1139 miles | 990 nm | NW |
| Palikir | Sun 12:48 AM | 1915 km | 1190 miles | 1034 nm |  SSE |
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