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 30, 2012 at 08:18:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 08:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 126° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.19 meters/second, 1606.3 km/hour, 998.1 miles/hour or 867.3 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' 32.9" | 16.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 55.0" | 998.04 mi | west | 0° 10' 31.0" | 12.05 mi | north | 997.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 52' 08.4" | 745.63 mi | east | 3° 59' 48.4" | 274.70 mi | north | 790.89 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Sun 1:18 AM | 2905 km | 1805 miles | 1568 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles * | Sun 1:18 AM | 3073 km | 1909 miles | 1659 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Sun 1:18 AM | 3249 km | 2019 miles | 1754 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City * | Sun 3:18 AM | 3250 km | 2020 miles | 1755 nm |  ENE |
| Las Vegas * | Sun 1:18 AM | 3388 km | 2105 miles | 1829 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco * | Sun 1:18 AM | 3389 km | 2106 miles | 1830 nm |  N |
| Kiritimati | Sun 10:18 PM | 3464 km | 2153 miles | 1871 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Sun 12:18 AM | 3612 km | 2244 miles | 1950 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Sat 10:18 PM | 3696 km | 2297 miles | 1996 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Sat 10:18 PM | 3741 km | 2324 miles | 2020 nm |  SW |
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