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 14:48:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 14:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 31' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.49 meters/second, 1495.8 km/hour, 929.4 miles/hour or 807.6 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" | 15.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 42.3" | 929.14 mi | west | 0° 03' 00.3" | 3.45 mi | south | 929.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 28' 39.7" | 800.82 mi | east | 1° 43' 50.7" | 119.08 mi | south | 814.30 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 | Mon 12:48 AM | 801 km | 498 miles | 432 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 12:48 AM | 1018 km | 633 miles | 550 nm | SSW |
| Yokohama | Sun 11:48 PM | 1729 km | 1074 miles | 933 nm |  NNW |
| Kawasaki | Sun 11:48 PM | 1733 km | 1077 miles | 936 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Sun 11:48 PM | 1749 km | 1087 miles | 945 nm | NNW |
| Shizuoka | Sun 11:48 PM | 1751 km | 1088 miles | 946 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Sun 11:48 PM | 1753 km | 1090 miles | 947 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Sun 11:48 PM | 1765 km | 1096 miles | 953 nm |  NW |
| Nagoya | Sun 11:48 PM | 1852 km | 1151 miles | 1000 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Sun 11:48 PM | 1900 km | 1180 miles | 1026 nm | NW |
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