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 Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 15:32:00 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: 34%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 125° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.77 meters/second, 1612.0 km/hour, 1001.6 miles/hour or 870.4 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' 31.3" | 16.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 21.3" | 1001.59 mi | west | 0° 11' 35.3" | 13.27 mi | south | 1001.80 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 59.6" | 801.17 mi | east | 4° 46' 41.0" | 328.32 mi | south | 867.37 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Thu 8:32 AM | 3133 km | 1947 miles | 1692 nm |  NNE |
| Adamstown | Thu 7:32 AM | 3301 km | 2051 miles | 1782 nm |  S |
| Mexico City | Thu 9:32 AM | 3319 km | 2062 miles | 1792 nm |  ENE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:32 AM | 3365 km | 2091 miles | 1817 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Thu 8:32 AM | 3505 km | 2178 miles | 1893 nm | NNE |
| Kiritimati | Fri 5:32 AM | 3535 km | 2197 miles | 1909 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Thu 5:32 AM | 3582 km | 2226 miles | 1934 nm |  SW |
| Las Vegas | Thu 7:32 AM | 3669 km | 2280 miles | 1981 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Thu 7:32 AM | 3704 km | 2302 miles | 2000 nm |  N |
| Easter Island * | Thu 10:32 AM | 3905 km | 2426 miles | 2108 nm |  SSE |
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