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 14:14:00 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 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.75 meters/second, 1514.7 km/hour, 941.2 miles/hour or 817.9 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" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.3" | 940.94 mi | west | 0° 02' 17.5" | 2.63 mi | north | 940.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 04.2" | 756.41 mi | east | 0° 28' 33.5" | 32.75 mi | north | 755.94 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 | Thu 12:14 AM | 642 km | 399 miles | 347 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:14 AM | 790 km | 491 miles | 426 nm | SSE |
| Hamamatsu | Wed 11:14 PM | 1668 km | 1037 miles | 901 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Wed 11:14 PM | 1677 km | 1042 miles | 906 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Wed 11:14 PM | 1698 km | 1055 miles | 917 nm |  N |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:14 PM | 1704 km | 1059 miles | 920 nm |  SW |
| Kawasaki | Wed 11:14 PM | 1706 km | 1060 miles | 921 nm | N |
| Sagamihara | Wed 11:14 PM | 1717 km | 1067 miles | 927 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Wed 11:14 PM | 1723 km | 1071 miles | 930 nm | N |
| Nagoya | Wed 11:14 PM | 1743 km | 1083 miles | 941 nm | NNW |
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