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, January 8, 2012 at 15:18:00 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%

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 Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 15:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 50'	North
Longitude:	122° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.45 meters/second, 1506.4 km/hour, 936.1 miles/hour or 813.4 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"	15.60 mi	west	0° 00' 04.9"	0.09 mi	south	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 22.5"	935.79 mi	west	0° 04' 58.9"	5.71 mi	south	936.07 mi
24 hours	12° 35' 08.9"	813.84 mi	east	2° 30' 45.9"	172.85 mi	south	838.34 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
Kaohsiung	Sun 11:18 PM	359 km	223 miles	194 nm	NW
Taichung	Sun 11:18 PM	438 km	272 miles	237 nm	NNW
Taipei	Sun 11:18 PM	492 km	306 miles	266 nm	NNW
Baguio City	Sun 11:18 PM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	SSW
Tarlac City	Sun 11:18 PM	644 km	400 miles	348 nm	SSW
Xiamen	Sun 11:18 PM	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	NW
Mabalacat	Sun 11:18 PM	673 km	418 miles	363 nm	SSW
Angeles	Sun 11:18 PM	680 km	422 miles	367 nm	SSW
Foochow	Sun 11:18 PM	685 km	426 miles	370 nm	NNW
Quezon	Sun 11:18 PM	709 km	440 miles	383 nm	SSW