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 08:36:00 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 08:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 135° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.46 meters/second, 1517.3 km/hour, 942.8 miles/hour or 819.2 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' 31.0" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 02.8" | 942.52 mi | west | 0° 02' 49.3" | 3.24 mi | north | 942.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 40.1" | 756.09 mi | east | 0° 41' 32.1" | 47.63 mi | north | 755.89 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Wed 12:36 AM | 2253 km | 1400 miles | 1216 nm |  NE |
| San Diego | Wed 12:36 AM | 2254 km | 1400 miles | 1217 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 12:36 AM | 2257 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Wed 12:36 AM | 2287 km | 1421 miles | 1235 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 12:36 AM | 2297 km | 1427 miles | 1240 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Tue 10:36 PM | 2377 km | 1477 miles | 1283 nm |  W |
| Mexicali | Wed 12:36 AM | 2384 km | 1481 miles | 1287 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Wed 12:36 AM | 2418 km | 1503 miles | 1306 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 1:36 AM | 2621 km | 1629 miles | 1415 nm |  ENE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 12:36 AM | 2622 km | 1629 miles | 1416 nm | NE |
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