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 17:56:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 17:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 142° 42' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.97 meters/second, 1519.1 km/hour, 943.9 miles/hour or 820.2 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" | 15.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.1" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 01.6" | 943.69 mi | west | 0° 03' 16.7" | 3.76 mi | south | 943.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 45.6" | 749.55 mi | east | 1° 43' 59.7" | 119.23 mi | south | 762.92 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Sun 3:56 AM | 623 km | 387 miles | 337 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 3:56 AM | 756 km | 469 miles | 408 nm | SSE |
| Melekeok | Sun 2:56 AM | 1635 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm |  SSW |
| Hamamatsu | Sun 2:56 AM | 1701 km | 1057 miles | 918 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Sun 2:56 AM | 1712 km | 1064 miles | 924 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Sun 2:56 AM | 1737 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm |  N |
| Kawasaki | Sun 2:56 AM | 1745 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm | N |
| Sagamihara | Sun 2:56 AM | 1755 km | 1090 miles | 948 nm | N |
| Tokyo | Sun 2:56 AM | 1762 km | 1095 miles | 952 nm | N |
| Osaka | Sun 2:56 AM | 1772 km | 1101 miles | 957 nm | NNW |
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