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 18:46:00 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 18:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 130° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.09 meters/second, 1519.5 km/hour, 944.2 miles/hour or 820.5 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" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.2" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 02.1" | 943.97 mi | west | 0° 03' 21.4" | 3.85 mi | south | 944.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 29.2" | 749.47 mi | east | 1° 45' 48.2" | 121.30 mi | south | 763.22 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 |
|---|
| Taipei | Sun 2:46 AM | 1091 km | 678 miles | 589 nm |  WNW |
| Quezon | Sun 2:46 AM | 1168 km | 726 miles | 631 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Sun 2:46 AM | 1179 km | 732 miles | 636 nm | WSW |
| Kagoshima | Sun 3:46 AM | 1288 km | 800 miles | 695 nm |  N |
| Foochow | Sun 2:46 AM | 1334 km | 829 miles | 720 nm | WNW |
| Xiamen | Sun 2:46 AM | 1382 km | 859 miles | 746 nm | WNW |
| Kumamoto | Sun 3:46 AM | 1423 km | 884 miles | 768 nm | N |
| Melekeok | Sun 3:46 AM | 1446 km | 898 miles | 781 nm |  SSE |
| Shantou | Sun 2:46 AM | 1488 km | 925 miles | 804 nm | WNW |
| Fukuoka | Sun 3:46 AM | 1517 km | 942 miles | 819 nm | N |
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