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 Monday, June 18, 2012 at 03:24:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 18, 2012 at 03:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 111° 20' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.39 meters/second, 1502.6 km/hour, 933.7 miles/hour or 811.3 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' 30.2" | 15.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.5" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 19.6" | 933.39 mi | west | 0° 01' 25.2" | 1.63 mi | north | 933.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 57' 05.7" | 769.15 mi | east | 0° 05' 30.0" | 6.31 mi | north | 768.93 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 |
|---|
| Haikou | Mon 11:24 AM | 196 km | 122 miles | 106 nm |  SSW |
| Macau | Mon 11:24 AM | 240 km | 149 miles | 129 nm |  ENE |
| Foshan | Mon 11:24 AM | 246 km | 153 miles | 133 nm |  NE |
| Guangzhou | Mon 11:24 AM | 265 km | 165 miles | 143 nm | NE |
| Hong Kong | Mon 11:24 AM | 306 km | 190 miles | 165 nm | ENE |
| Kowloon | Mon 11:24 AM | 314 km | 195 miles | 169 nm | ENE |
| Shenzhen | Mon 11:24 AM | 322 km | 200 miles | 174 nm | ENE |
| Nanning | Mon 11:24 AM | 342 km | 212 miles | 184 nm |  WNW |
| Guilin | Mon 11:24 AM | 427 km | 265 miles | 230 nm |  NNW |
| Hai Phong | Mon 10:24 AM | 489 km | 304 miles | 264 nm |  W |
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