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 14:44:00 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 14:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 136° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.12 meters/second, 1577.2 km/hour, 980.1 miles/hour or 851.6 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 | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.8" | 979.94 mi | west | 0° 08' 56.8" | 10.25 mi | south | 980.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 11.5" | 758.93 mi | east | 3° 52' 24.7" | 266.26 mi | south | 809.24 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Tue 4:44 AM | 2443 km | 1518 miles | 1319 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 4:44 AM | 2589 km | 1609 miles | 1398 nm |  WSW |
| Los Angeles | Tue 6:44 AM | 2991 km | 1859 miles | 1615 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Tue 6:44 AM | 3096 km | 1924 miles | 1672 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Tue 7:44 AM | 3200 km | 1988 miles | 1728 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Tue 6:44 AM | 3353 km | 2084 miles | 1811 nm | NE |
| Phoenix | Tue 7:44 AM | 3373 km | 2096 miles | 1821 nm | NE |
| Papeete | Tue 4:44 AM | 3653 km | 2270 miles | 1972 nm |  SSW |
| Salt Lake City | Tue 7:44 AM | 3920 km | 2436 miles | 2117 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Tue 8:44 AM | 4064 km | 2525 miles | 2195 nm |  ENE |
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