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, January 7, 2012 at 14:58:00 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: 97%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 6:14 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Monday, January 9, 2012 at 7:30 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 14:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 15'	North
Longitude:	115° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.44 meters/second, 1492.0 km/hour, 927.1 miles/hour or 805.6 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' 28.4"	15.45 mi	west	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	south	15.45 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 25.3"	926.78 mi	west	0° 02' 05.8"	2.40 mi	south	926.89 mi
24 hours	12° 39' 24.7"	810.51 mi	east	1° 23' 14.4"	95.46 mi	south	820.01 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
Kowloon	Sat 10:58 PM	94 km	58 miles	51 nm	W
Hong Kong	Sat 10:58 PM	101 km	63 miles	55 nm	W
Shenzhen	Sat 10:58 PM	107 km	66 miles	58 nm	WNW
Macau	Sat 10:58 PM	167 km	103 miles	90 nm	W
Shantou	Sat 10:58 PM	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	NE
Guangzhou	Sat 10:58 PM	218 km	135 miles	118 nm	WNW
Foshan	Sat 10:58 PM	226 km	141 miles	122 nm	WNW
Xiamen	Sat 10:58 PM	386 km	240 miles	208 nm	NE
Kaohsiung	Sat 10:58 PM	551 km	342 miles	298 nm	E
Haikou	Sat 10:58 PM	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	WSW