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 09:42:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 09:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 139° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.40 meters/second, 1509.8 km/hour, 938.2 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 30.7" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 45.8" | 937.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 25.2" | 0.48 mi | north | 937.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 45.4" | 755.96 mi | east | 0° 16' 47.7" | 19.26 mi | south | 756.90 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Wed 11:42 PM | 1921 km | 1194 miles | 1037 nm |  W |
| San Francisco | Thu 1:42 AM | 2480 km | 1541 miles | 1339 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Thu 1:42 AM | 2483 km | 1543 miles | 1341 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 1:42 AM | 2535 km | 1575 miles | 1369 nm | NE |
| San Diego | Thu 1:42 AM | 2559 km | 1590 miles | 1381 nm | NE |
| Tijuana | Thu 1:42 AM | 2561 km | 1592 miles | 1383 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Thu 1:42 AM | 2603 km | 1617 miles | 1406 nm | NE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 11:42 PM | 2871 km | 1784 miles | 1550 nm |  SW |
| Las Vegas | Thu 1:42 AM | 2894 km | 1799 miles | 1563 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 2:42 AM | 2997 km | 1862 miles | 1618 nm |  ENE |
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