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 Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 14:24:00 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 Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 14:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 131° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.04 meters/second, 1576.9 km/hour, 979.9 miles/hour or 851.5 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' 31.8" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.8" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.7" | 979.75 mi | west | 0° 08' 55.4" | 10.23 mi | south | 980.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 10.7" | 758.77 mi | east | 3° 51' 54.9" | 265.69 mi | south | 808.91 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 | Tue 6:24 AM | 2641 km | 1641 miles | 1426 nm |  NNE |
| San Diego | Tue 6:24 AM | 2649 km | 1646 miles | 1430 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 6:24 AM | 2710 km | 1684 miles | 1463 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Tue 7:24 AM | 2796 km | 1737 miles | 1510 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Tue 6:24 AM | 2904 km | 1804 miles | 1568 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Tue 4:24 AM | 2923 km | 1816 miles | 1578 nm |  WNW |
| Phoenix | Tue 7:24 AM | 3026 km | 1880 miles | 1634 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Tue 6:24 AM | 3061 km | 1902 miles | 1653 nm | NNE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 4:24 AM | 3072 km | 1909 miles | 1659 nm |  WSW |
| Mexico City | Tue 8:24 AM | 3557 km | 2210 miles | 1920 nm |  ENE |
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