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 Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 08:08:00 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 Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 08:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.66 meters/second, 1492.8 km/hour, 927.6 miles/hour or 806.0 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' 28.6" | 15.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 42.6" | 927.27 mi | west | 0° 02' 13.5" | 2.55 mi | south | 927.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 30' 03.8" | 800.71 mi | east | 1° 25' 31.1" | 98.07 mi | south | 810.63 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Sun 1:08 AM | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm |  NNE |
| Mazatlan | Sun 1:08 AM | 884 km | 549 miles | 477 nm |  E |
| Puerto Vallarta | Sun 2:08 AM | 1023 km | 636 miles | 553 nm | E |
| Chihuahua | Sun 1:08 AM | 1140 km | 708 miles | 616 nm |  NE |
| Mexicali | Sun 12:08 AM | 1156 km | 718 miles | 624 nm |  N |
| Tijuana | Sun 12:08 AM | 1161 km | 721 miles | 627 nm | N |
| Tucson | Sun 1:08 AM | 1176 km | 731 miles | 635 nm | NNE |
| San Diego | Sun 12:08 AM | 1183 km | 735 miles | 639 nm | N |
| Guadalajara | Sun 2:08 AM | 1215 km | 755 miles | 656 nm | E |
| Phoenix | Sun 1:08 AM | 1276 km | 793 miles | 689 nm | NNE |
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