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 08:46:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 08:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 137° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.44 meters/second, 1517.2 km/hour, 942.7 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' 31.1" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 02.5" | 942.47 mi | west | 0° 02' 48.4" | 3.22 mi | north | 942.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 43.0" | 756.10 mi | east | 0° 41' 09.2" | 47.19 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Tue 10:46 PM | 2126 km | 1321 miles | 1148 nm |  W |
| San Jose | Wed 12:46 AM | 2425 km | 1507 miles | 1309 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco | Wed 12:46 AM | 2428 km | 1509 miles | 1311 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 12:46 AM | 2437 km | 1514 miles | 1316 nm | NE |
| San Diego | Wed 12:46 AM | 2446 km | 1520 miles | 1321 nm | NE |
| Tijuana | Wed 12:46 AM | 2447 km | 1521 miles | 1322 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Wed 12:46 AM | 2551 km | 1585 miles | 1377 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Wed 12:46 AM | 2583 km | 1605 miles | 1395 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 12:46 AM | 2800 km | 1740 miles | 1512 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 1:46 AM | 2848 km | 1770 miles | 1538 nm |  ENE |
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