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 08:56:00 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 08:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 139° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.41 meters/second, 1517.1 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' 30.9" | 15.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 02.3" | 942.42 mi | west | 0° 02' 47.5" | 3.20 mi | north | 942.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 45.8" | 756.11 mi | east | 0° 40' 46.2" | 46.75 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 10:56 PM | 1875 km | 1165 miles | 1012 nm |  W |
| San Francisco | Wed 12:56 AM | 2574 km | 1599 miles | 1390 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Wed 12:56 AM | 2576 km | 1601 miles | 1391 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 12:56 AM | 2626 km | 1631 miles | 1418 nm | NE |
| San Diego | Wed 12:56 AM | 2647 km | 1645 miles | 1429 nm | NE |
| Tijuana | Wed 12:56 AM | 2649 km | 1646 miles | 1431 nm | NE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 10:56 PM | 2779 km | 1727 miles | 1501 nm |  SW |
| Las Vegas | Wed 12:56 AM | 2985 km | 1855 miles | 1612 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 1:56 AM | 3077 km | 1912 miles | 1662 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Wed 1:56 AM | 3114 km | 1935 miles | 1681 nm | NE |
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