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 13:36:00 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 13:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 152° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.82 meters/second, 1515.0 km/hour, 941.4 miles/hour or 818.0 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' 30.9" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.8" | 941.10 mi | west | 0° 02' 21.1" | 2.70 mi | north | 940.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 55.8" | 756.38 mi | east | 0° 30' 01.2" | 34.42 mi | north | 755.93 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Wed 11:36 PM | 909 km | 565 miles | 491 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 11:36 PM | 1118 km | 694 miles | 604 nm | SW |
| Wake Island | Thu 1:36 AM | 1500 km | 932 miles | 810 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Thu 12:36 AM | 1620 km | 1007 miles | 875 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Wed 10:36 PM | 2079 km | 1292 miles | 1123 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Wed 10:36 PM | 2097 km | 1303 miles | 1132 nm |  NNW |
| Nagoya | Wed 10:36 PM | 2228 km | 1384 miles | 1203 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Wed 10:36 PM | 2289 km | 1422 miles | 1236 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Wed 10:36 PM | 2295 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm | NW |
| Kobe | Wed 10:36 PM | 2313 km | 1438 miles | 1249 nm | NW |
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