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 16:28:00 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 16:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 111° 54' | 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' 00.3" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 52.6" | 925.28 mi | west | 0° 00' 23.5" | 0.45 mi | south | 925.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 29' 53.8" | 798.66 mi | east | 0° 41' 42.9" | 47.84 mi | south | 802.07 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 |
|---|
| Foshan | Sun 12:28 AM | 137 km | 85 miles | 74 nm |  ENE |
| Guangzhou | Sun 12:28 AM | 155 km | 96 miles | 84 nm | ENE |
| Macau | Sun 12:28 AM | 174 km | 108 miles | 94 nm |  ESE |
| Hong Kong | Sun 12:28 AM | 237 km | 147 miles | 128 nm |  E |
| Shenzhen | Sun 12:28 AM | 239 km | 149 miles | 129 nm | E |
| Kowloon | Sun 12:28 AM | 244 km | 151 miles | 132 nm | E |
| Haikou | Sun 12:28 AM | 320 km | 199 miles | 173 nm |  SSW |
| Guilin | Sun 12:28 AM | 344 km | 214 miles | 186 nm |  NNW |
| Nanning | Sun 12:28 AM | 369 km | 229 miles | 199 nm |  W |
| Shantou | Sun 12:28 AM | 499 km | 310 miles | 269 nm | ENE |
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