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 14:26:00 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 14:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 140° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.73 meters/second, 1514.6 km/hour, 941.1 miles/hour or 817.8 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' 57.0" | 940.89 mi | west | 0° 02' 16.5" | 2.61 mi | north | 940.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 06.6" | 756.42 mi | east | 0° 28' 05.6" | 32.21 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 12:26 AM | 822 km | 511 miles | 444 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:26 AM | 908 km | 564 miles | 490 nm |  SSE |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:26 PM | 1558 km | 968 miles | 841 nm |  SSW |
| Hamamatsu | Wed 11:26 PM | 1599 km | 994 miles | 863 nm |  N |
| Shizuoka | Wed 11:26 PM | 1620 km | 1007 miles | 875 nm | N |
| Osaka | Wed 11:26 PM | 1643 km | 1021 miles | 887 nm |  NNW |
| Kobe | Wed 11:26 PM | 1654 km | 1028 miles | 893 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Wed 11:26 PM | 1663 km | 1033 miles | 898 nm | N |
| Nagoya | Wed 11:26 PM | 1663 km | 1033 miles | 898 nm | N |
| Kumamoto | Wed 11:26 PM | 1665 km | 1034 miles | 899 nm | NNW |
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