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, October 6, 2012 at 19:46:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 19:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 134° 43' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.78 meters/second, 1511.2 km/hour, 939.0 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.6" | 938.77 mi | west | 0° 01' 49.2" | 2.09 mi | south | 938.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 16.0" | 757.25 mi | east | 1° 10' 29.9" | 80.83 mi | south | 764.41 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 |
|---|
| Kagoshima | Sun 4:46 AM | 1269 km | 789 miles | 685 nm |  NNW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 5:46 AM | 1337 km | 831 miles | 722 nm |  SE |
| Kumamoto | Sun 4:46 AM | 1392 km | 865 miles | 752 nm | NNW |
| Taipei | Sun 3:46 AM | 1434 km | 891 miles | 774 nm |  WNW |
| Melekeok | Sun 4:46 AM | 1467 km | 912 miles | 792 nm |  S |
| Fukuoka | Sun 4:46 AM | 1492 km | 927 miles | 806 nm | NNW |
| Kitakyushu | Sun 4:46 AM | 1502 km | 934 miles | 811 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Sun 4:46 AM | 1543 km | 959 miles | 833 nm |  N |
| Kobe | Sun 4:46 AM | 1544 km | 959 miles | 833 nm | N |
| Hamamatsu | Sun 4:46 AM | 1574 km | 978 miles | 850 nm | N |
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