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 15:56:00 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 15:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 118° 30' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.56 meters/second, 1514.0 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' 30.8" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 55.7" | 940.52 mi | west | 0° 02' 07.8" | 2.44 mi | north | 940.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 24.8" | 756.47 mi | east | 0° 24' 37.1" | 28.23 mi | north | 755.98 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 11:56 PM | 346 km | 215 miles | 187 nm |  NE |
| Shantou | Wed 11:56 PM | 367 km | 228 miles | 198 nm |  NNW |
| Xiamen | Wed 11:56 PM | 439 km | 273 miles | 237 nm |  N |
| Taichung | Wed 11:56 PM | 460 km | 286 miles | 249 nm |  NNE |
| Kowloon | Wed 11:56 PM | 485 km | 301 miles | 262 nm |  WNW |
| Hong Kong | Wed 11:56 PM | 490 km | 305 miles | 265 nm | WNW |
| Shenzhen | Wed 11:56 PM | 503 km | 312 miles | 271 nm | WNW |
| Baguio City | Wed 11:56 PM | 505 km | 314 miles | 272 nm |  SSE |
| Macau | Wed 11:56 PM | 547 km | 340 miles | 295 nm | WNW |
| Taipei | Wed 11:56 PM | 591 km | 367 miles | 319 nm | NNE |
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