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, March 4, 2012 at 13:48:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 106° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.93 meters/second, 1536.9 km/hour, 955.0 miles/hour or 829.9 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' 28.9" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 57.6" | 954.80 mi | west | 0° 07' 46.4" | 8.91 mi | south | 955.18 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 23' 46.6" | 817.30 mi | east | 3° 34' 10.0" | 245.45 mi | south | 860.56 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 |
|---|
| Savannakhet | Sun 8:48 PM | 181 km | 112 miles | 98 nm |  SW |
| Sakon Nakhon | Sun 8:48 PM | 206 km | 128 miles | 111 nm |  WSW |
| Wanon Niwat | Sun 8:48 PM | 241 km | 150 miles | 130 nm |  W |
| Pakse | Sun 8:48 PM | 280 km | 174 miles | 151 nm |  S |
| Udon Thani | Sun 8:48 PM | 344 km | 214 miles | 186 nm | W |
| Hai Phong | Sun 8:48 PM | 363 km | 226 miles | 196 nm |  N |
| Vientiane | Sun 8:48 PM | 364 km | 226 miles | 196 nm | W |
| Khon Kaen | Sun 8:48 PM | 365 km | 227 miles | 197 nm | WSW |
| Hanoi | Sun 8:48 PM | 376 km | 234 miles | 203 nm | N |
| Luang Prabang | Sun 8:48 PM | 479 km | 298 miles | 259 nm |  WNW |
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