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 20:36:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 44' | North |
| Longitude: | 122° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.85 meters/second, 1511.5 km/hour, 939.2 miles/hour or 816.1 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' 30.6" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.7" | 938.92 mi | west | 0° 01' 54.0" | 2.18 mi | south | 939.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 12.1" | 757.30 mi | east | 1° 12' 26.0" | 83.05 mi | south | 764.78 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 |
|---|
| Kaohsiung | Sun 4:36 AM | 341 km | 212 miles | 184 nm |  NW |
| Taichung | Sun 4:36 AM | 428 km | 266 miles | 231 nm |  NNW |
| Taipei | Sun 4:36 AM | 492 km | 306 miles | 266 nm | NNW |
| Baguio City | Sun 4:36 AM | 523 km | 325 miles | 283 nm |  SSW |
| Tarlac City | Sun 4:36 AM | 619 km | 385 miles | 334 nm | SSW |
| Xiamen | Sun 4:36 AM | 623 km | 387 miles | 336 nm | NW |
| Mabalacat | Sun 4:36 AM | 649 km | 403 miles | 350 nm | SSW |
| Angeles | Sun 4:36 AM | 656 km | 407 miles | 354 nm | SSW |
| Foochow | Sun 4:36 AM | 675 km | 419 miles | 364 nm | NNW |
| Shantou | Sun 4:36 AM | 679 km | 422 miles | 367 nm |  WNW |
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