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, September 9, 2012 at 16:36:00 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: 39%

Previous phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 1:16 PM
Next phase	New Moon	Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:11 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 49'	North
Longitude:	148° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.40 meters/second, 1509.8 km/hour, 938.2 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 30.2"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.04 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 17.5"	937.91 mi	west	0° 02' 18.8"	2.66 mi	south	938.03 mi
24 hours	11° 53' 47.2"	769.33 mi	east	1° 23' 25.3"	95.65 mi	south	778.69 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
Honolulu	Sun 6:36 AM	971 km	604 miles	525 nm	W
Kiritimati	Mon 6:36 AM	2305 km	1432 miles	1245 nm	SSW
Midway	Sun 5:36 AM	3028 km	1881 miles	1635 nm	WNW
San Francisco *	Sun 9:36 AM	3136 km	1948 miles	1693 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sun 9:36 AM	3314 km	2059 miles	1790 nm	ENE
Las Vegas *	Sun 9:36 AM	3655 km	2271 miles	1974 nm	NE
Seattle *	Sun 9:36 AM	3790 km	2355 miles	2046 nm	NNE
Baker Island	Sun 4:36 AM	3802 km	2362 miles	2053 nm	WSW
Phoenix	Sun 9:36 AM	3850 km	2392 miles	2079 nm	ENE
Vancouver *	Sun 9:36 AM	3877 km	2409 miles	2093 nm	NNE