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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 120° 55' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.58 meters/second, 1514.1 km/hour, 940.8 miles/hour or 817.5 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" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 56.0" | 940.56 mi | west | 0° 02' 08.8" | 2.46 mi | north | 940.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 22.8" | 756.46 mi | east | 0° 25' 00.4" | 28.67 mi | north | 755.97 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 |
|---|
| Kaohsiung | Wed 11:46 PM | 286 km | 177 miles | 154 nm |  N |
| Taichung | Wed 11:46 PM | 404 km | 251 miles | 218 nm | N |
| Baguio City | Wed 11:46 PM | 454 km | 282 miles | 245 nm |  S |
| Taipei | Wed 11:46 PM | 508 km | 316 miles | 274 nm | N |
| Xiamen | Wed 11:46 PM | 526 km | 327 miles | 284 nm |  NNW |
| Shantou | Wed 11:46 PM | 540 km | 336 miles | 292 nm |  NW |
| Tarlac City | Wed 11:46 PM | 557 km | 346 miles | 301 nm | S |
| Mabalacat | Wed 11:46 PM | 588 km | 365 miles | 317 nm | S |
| Angeles | Wed 11:46 PM | 595 km | 370 miles | 321 nm | S |
| Foochow | Wed 11:46 PM | 631 km | 392 miles | 341 nm | NNW |
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