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 27, 2012 at 13:46:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 13:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 138° 26' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.72 meters/second, 1529.0 km/hour, 950.1 miles/hour or 825.6 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' 31.5" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 26.7" | 949.84 mi | west | 0° 04' 31.4" | 5.19 mi | north | 949.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 18.6" | 753.58 mi | east | 1° 23' 46.6" | 96.05 mi | north | 756.46 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Tue 11:46 PM | 887 km | 551 miles | 479 nm |  ESE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 11:46 PM | 914 km | 568 miles | 493 nm |  SE |
| Melekeok | Tue 10:46 PM | 1341 km | 833 miles | 724 nm |  SSW |
| Kumamoto | Tue 10:46 PM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm |  NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Tue 10:46 PM | 1738 km | 1080 miles | 939 nm |  N |
| Osaka | Tue 10:46 PM | 1756 km | 1091 miles | 948 nm | N |
| Kobe | Tue 10:46 PM | 1764 km | 1096 miles | 952 nm | N |
| Shizuoka | Tue 10:46 PM | 1767 km | 1098 miles | 954 nm | N |
| Kyoto | Tue 10:46 PM | 1789 km | 1111 miles | 966 nm | N |
| Nagoya | Tue 10:46 PM | 1794 km | 1115 miles | 969 nm | N |
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