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 18:26:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 18:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 135° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.04 meters/second, 1519.4 km/hour, 944.1 miles/hour or 820.4 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" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.2" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 01.8" | 943.85 mi | west | 0° 03' 19.5" | 3.81 mi | south | 944.03 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 35.6" | 749.50 mi | east | 1° 45' 04.9" | 120.47 mi | south | 763.10 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 4:26 AM | 1226 km | 762 miles | 662 nm |  SE |
| Kagoshima | Sun 3:26 AM | 1375 km | 855 miles | 743 nm |  NNW |
| Melekeok | Sun 3:26 AM | 1384 km | 860 miles | 747 nm |  S |
| Kumamoto | Sun 3:26 AM | 1496 km | 930 miles | 808 nm | NNW |
| Taipei | Sun 2:26 AM | 1537 km | 955 miles | 830 nm |  WNW |
| Fukuoka | Sun 3:26 AM | 1596 km | 992 miles | 862 nm | NNW |
| Kitakyushu | Sun 3:26 AM | 1605 km | 997 miles | 867 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Sun 3:26 AM | 1627 km | 1011 miles | 879 nm |  N |
| Kobe | Sun 3:26 AM | 1629 km | 1012 miles | 880 nm | N |
| Quezon | Sun 2:26 AM | 1635 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm |  WSW |
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