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, October 7, 2012 at 22:10:00 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: 54%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 22:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 25' | North |
| Longitude: | 111° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.42 meters/second, 1524.3 km/hour, 947.2 miles/hour or 823.1 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' 30.7" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.2" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.1" | 946.94 mi | west | 0° 04' 21.9" | 5.01 mi | south | 947.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 54.1" | 760.09 mi | east | 2° 10' 19.7" | 149.40 mi | south | 779.41 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 |
|---|
| Haikou | Mon 6:10 AM | 148 km | 92 miles | 80 nm | WNW |
| Macau | Mon 6:10 AM | 369 km | 229 miles | 199 nm | NNE |
| Hong Kong | Mon 6:10 AM | 419 km | 260 miles | 226 nm | NE |
| Kowloon | Mon 6:10 AM | 426 km | 264 miles | 230 nm | NE |
| Foshan | Mon 6:10 AM | 430 km | 267 miles | 232 nm | NNE |
| Guangzhou | Mon 6:10 AM | 446 km | 277 miles | 241 nm | NNE |
| Shenzhen | Mon 6:10 AM | 450 km | 280 miles | 243 nm | NE |
| Nanning | Mon 6:10 AM | 507 km | 315 miles | 274 nm | NW |
| Hai Phong | Mon 5:10 AM | 537 km | 334 miles | 290 nm | WNW |
| Hanoi | Mon 5:10 AM | 625 km | 389 miles | 338 nm | WNW |
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