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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 07:14:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 07:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 115° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.65 meters/second, 1517.9 km/hour, 943.2 miles/hour or 819.6 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' 31.1" | 15.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 04.2" | 942.95 mi | west | 0° 02' 56.9" | 3.38 mi | north | 942.81 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 16.1" | 755.98 mi | east | 0° 44' 40.0" | 51.22 mi | north | 755.90 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 |
|---|
| Mazatlan | Wed 12:14 AM | 971 km | 603 miles | 524 nm |  ENE |
| Puerto Vallarta | Wed 1:14 AM | 1042 km | 647 miles | 562 nm |  E |
| Hermosillo | Wed 12:14 AM | 1078 km | 670 miles | 582 nm |  NNE |
| Guadalajara | Wed 1:14 AM | 1238 km | 769 miles | 669 nm | E |
| Chihuahua | Wed 12:14 AM | 1318 km | 819 miles | 712 nm |  NE |
| Aguascalientes | Wed 1:14 AM | 1354 km | 842 miles | 731 nm | E |
| Tijuana | Tue 11:14 PM | 1385 km | 861 miles | 748 nm |  N |
| Mexicali | Tue 11:14 PM | 1385 km | 861 miles | 748 nm | N |
| Tucson | Wed 12:14 AM | 1403 km | 872 miles | 758 nm | NNE |
| San Diego | Tue 11:14 PM | 1407 km | 874 miles | 760 nm | N |
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