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 17:18:00 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 17:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 99° 50' | 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' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 51.6" | 925.30 mi | west | 0° 00' 29.2" | 0.56 mi | south | 925.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 30' 02.0" | 798.83 mi | east | 0° 44' 03.3" | 50.52 mi | south | 802.52 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 |
|---|
| Luang Prabang | Sun 12:18 AM | 379 km | 236 miles | 205 nm |  SE |
| Mandalay | Sat 11:48 PM | 391 km | 243 miles | 211 nm |  W |
| Kunming | Sun 1:18 AM | 404 km | 251 miles | 218 nm |  NE |
| Chiang Mai | Sun 12:18 AM | 424 km | 264 miles | 229 nm |  SSW |
| Naypyidaw | Sat 11:48 PM | 495 km | 308 miles | 267 nm |  SW |
| Vientiane | Sun 12:18 AM | 584 km | 363 miles | 315 nm |  SSE |
| Hanoi | Sun 12:18 AM | 645 km | 401 miles | 348 nm |  ESE |
| Udon Thani | Sun 12:18 AM | 648 km | 403 miles | 350 nm | SSE |
| Hai Phong | Sun 12:18 AM | 733 km | 456 miles | 396 nm | ESE |
| Yangon | Sat 11:48 PM | 746 km | 464 miles | 403 nm | SSW |
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