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, November 3, 2012 at 11:26:00 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: 82%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 122° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.08 meters/second, 1515.9 km/hour, 941.9 miles/hour or 818.5 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" | 15.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.4" | 941.70 mi | west | 0° 02' 40.1" | 3.06 mi | south | 941.84 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 47.8" | 750.24 mi | east | 1° 29' 44.4" | 102.89 mi | south | 760.75 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1476 km | 917 miles | 797 nm |  NNE |
| San Diego * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1489 km | 925 miles | 804 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Sat 4:26 AM | 1550 km | 963 miles | 837 nm |  NE |
| Mexicali * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1555 km | 966 miles | 839 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1590 km | 988 miles | 858 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Sat 4:26 AM | 1738 km | 1080 miles | 939 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Sat 4:26 AM | 1809 km | 1124 miles | 977 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1888 km | 1173 miles | 1019 nm |  N |
| Las Vegas * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1910 km | 1187 miles | 1031 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco * | Sat 4:26 AM | 1934 km | 1202 miles | 1044 nm | N |
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