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, September 8, 2012 at 23:26:00 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 23:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 100° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.35 meters/second, 1506.1 km/hour, 935.8 miles/hour or 813.2 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' 30.4" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 25.7" | 935.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 34.6" | 0.66 mi | south | 935.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 51' 59.0" | 765.35 mi | east | 0° 41' 46.9" | 47.91 mi | south | 768.62 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 |
|---|
| Chiang Rai | Sun 6:26 AM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm |  SSW |
| Luang Prabang | Sun 6:26 AM | 226 km | 140 miles | 122 nm |  SE |
| Chiang Mai | Sun 6:26 AM | 312 km | 194 miles | 169 nm | SSW |
| Vientiane | Sun 6:26 AM | 423 km | 263 miles | 228 nm |  SSE |
| Mandalay | Sun 5:56 AM | 465 km | 289 miles | 251 nm |  WNW |
| Kunming | Sun 7:26 AM | 481 km | 299 miles | 260 nm |  NNE |
| Naypyidaw | Sun 5:56 AM | 487 km | 302 miles | 263 nm |  WSW |
| Udon Thani | Sun 6:26 AM | 487 km | 303 miles | 263 nm | SSE |
| Hanoi | Sun 6:26 AM | 557 km | 346 miles | 301 nm |  E |
| Khon Kaen | Sun 6:26 AM | 585 km | 363 miles | 316 nm | SSE |
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