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 Friday, October 5, 2012 at 13:20:00 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: 75%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 5, 2012 at 13:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.46 meters/second, 1510.1 km/hour, 938.3 miles/hour or 815.4 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' 30.9" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.1" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 51.2" | 938.04 mi | west | 0° 01' 09.7" | 1.33 mi | north | 937.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 29.2" | 755.70 mi | east | 0° 00' 55.1" | 1.06 mi | north | 755.66 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 | Fri 3:20 AM | 1480 km | 919 miles | 799 nm |  W |
| Kiritimati | Sat 3:20 AM | 2579 km | 1602 miles | 1393 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco * | Fri 6:20 AM | 2767 km | 1719 miles | 1494 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles * | Fri 6:20 AM | 2887 km | 1794 miles | 1559 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas * | Fri 6:20 AM | 3238 km | 2012 miles | 1748 nm | NE |
| Phoenix | Fri 6:20 AM | 3403 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 6:20 AM | 3406 km | 2116 miles | 1839 nm | ENE |
| Midway | Fri 2:20 AM | 3502 km | 2176 miles | 1891 nm |  WNW |
| Seattle * | Fri 6:20 AM | 3527 km | 2192 miles | 1905 nm |  NNE |
| Vancouver * | Fri 6:20 AM | 3636 km | 2259 miles | 1963 nm | NNE |
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