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 10:18:00 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: 99%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 10:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 08'	North
Longitude:	146° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.90 meters/second, 1493.6 km/hour, 928.1 miles/hour or 806.5 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"	15.47 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.05 mi	south	15.47 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 42.2"	927.81 mi	west	0° 02' 28.9"	2.85 mi	south	927.95 mi
24 hours	12° 29' 41.8"	800.79 mi	east	1° 31' 30.2"	104.93 mi	south	811.82 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
Honolulu	Sun 12:18 AM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	W
Kiritimati	Mon 12:18 AM	2539 km	1578 miles	1371 nm	SSW
San Francisco	Sun 2:18 AM	2870 km	1783 miles	1550 nm	NE
Los Angeles	Sun 2:18 AM	3044 km	1892 miles	1644 nm	ENE
Midway	Sat 11:18 PM	3192 km	1983 miles	1724 nm	WNW
Las Vegas	Sun 2:18 AM	3385 km	2103 miles	1828 nm	NE
Seattle	Sun 2:18 AM	3546 km	2204 miles	1915 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Sun 3:18 AM	3581 km	2225 miles	1933 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Sun 3:18 AM	3620 km	2249 miles	1954 nm	ENE
Vancouver	Sun 2:18 AM	3640 km	2262 miles	1965 nm	NNE