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 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 08:46:00 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 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 08:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 125° 49' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.42 meters/second, 1509.9 km/hour, 938.2 miles/hour or 815.3 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" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.1" | 937.96 mi | west | 0° 00' 30.7" | 0.59 mi | north | 937.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 47.3" | 756.03 mi | east | 0° 14' 37.1" | 16.76 mi | south | 756.83 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Thu 12:46 AM | 1557 km | 967 miles | 841 nm |  NNE |
| San Diego | Thu 12:46 AM | 1566 km | 973 miles | 846 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:46 AM | 1636 km | 1017 miles | 884 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Thu 12:46 AM | 1658 km | 1030 miles | 895 nm |  NE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 1:46 AM | 1749 km | 1087 miles | 944 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) | Thu 12:46 AM | 1861 km | 1156 miles | 1005 nm |  N |
| San Francisco | Thu 12:46 AM | 1898 km | 1179 miles | 1025 nm | N |
| Oakland | Thu 12:46 AM | 1903 km | 1183 miles | 1028 nm | N |
| Phoenix | Thu 1:46 AM | 1943 km | 1207 miles | 1049 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Thu 12:46 AM | 1982 km | 1231 miles | 1070 nm | NNE |
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