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 14:36:00 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 14:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 28' | North |
| Longitude: | 137° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.71 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' 56.9" | 940.84 mi | west | 0° 02' 15.4" | 2.59 mi | north | 940.73 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 08.8" | 756.42 mi | east | 0° 27' 42.4" | 31.77 mi | north | 755.95 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 12:36 AM | 1019 km | 633 miles | 550 nm |  ESE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:36 AM | 1066 km | 662 miles | 576 nm |  SE |
| Kagoshima | Wed 11:36 PM | 1432 km | 890 miles | 773 nm |  NNW |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:36 PM | 1476 km | 917 miles | 797 nm |  SSW |
| Kumamoto | Wed 11:36 PM | 1540 km | 957 miles | 832 nm | NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Wed 11:36 PM | 1579 km | 981 miles | 852 nm |  N |
| Osaka | Wed 11:36 PM | 1591 km | 988 miles | 859 nm | N |
| Kobe | Wed 11:36 PM | 1598 km | 993 miles | 863 nm | N |
| Shizuoka | Wed 11:36 PM | 1609 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm | N |
| Kyoto | Wed 11:36 PM | 1624 km | 1009 miles | 877 nm | N |
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