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 15:14:00 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%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 2:32 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 15:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 09'	North
Longitude:	117° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.42 meters/second, 1527.9 km/hour, 949.4 miles/hour or 825.0 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"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	north	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 24.6"	949.17 mi	west	0° 04' 23.6"	5.04 mi	north	948.97 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 01.1"	753.85 mi	east	1° 20' 34.2"	92.38 mi	north	756.38 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
Kowloon	Tue 11:14 PM	463 km	288 miles	250 nm	NW
Hong Kong	Tue 11:14 PM	466 km	290 miles	252 nm	NW
Shantou	Tue 11:14 PM	469 km	291 miles	253 nm	N
Baguio City	Tue 11:14 PM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	SE
Shenzhen	Tue 11:14 PM	492 km	306 miles	266 nm	NW
Macau	Tue 11:14 PM	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	NW
Tarlac City	Tue 11:14 PM	547 km	340 miles	296 nm	SE
Kaohsiung	Tue 11:14 PM	553 km	344 miles	299 nm	NE
Mabalacat	Tue 11:14 PM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	SE
Angeles	Tue 11:14 PM	576 km	358 miles	311 nm	SE