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 21:10:00 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: 38%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 21:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 38' | North |
| Longitude: | 145° 14' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.91 meters/second, 1511.7 km/hour, 939.3 miles/hour or 816.2 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" | 15.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 16.2" | 939.07 mi | west | 0° 02' 46.7" | 3.19 mi | south | 939.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 53' 54.7" | 770.43 mi | east | 1° 34' 24.2" | 108.24 mi | south | 781.82 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Mon 7:10 AM | 604 km | 375 miles | 326 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 7:10 AM | 794 km | 493 miles | 429 nm | S |
| Hamamatsu | Mon 6:10 AM | 1725 km | 1072 miles | 931 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Mon 6:10 AM | 1726 km | 1072 miles | 932 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Mon 6:10 AM | 1731 km | 1075 miles | 934 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Mon 6:10 AM | 1737 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Mon 6:10 AM | 1752 km | 1088 miles | 946 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 6:10 AM | 1754 km | 1090 miles | 947 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Mon 6:10 AM | 1805 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Mon 6:10 AM | 1826 km | 1134 miles | 986 nm | NNW |
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