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 09:52:00 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 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 141° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.39 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' 24.1" | 0.46 mi | north | 937.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 44.9" | 755.94 mi | east | 0° 17' 11.2" | 19.71 mi | south | 756.92 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 11:52 PM | 1670 km | 1038 miles | 902 nm |  W |
| San Francisco | Thu 1:52 AM | 2639 km | 1640 miles | 1425 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Thu 1:52 AM | 2647 km | 1645 miles | 1429 nm | NE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 11:52 PM | 2700 km | 1677 miles | 1458 nm |  SW |
| Los Angeles | Thu 1:52 AM | 2733 km | 1698 miles | 1476 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Thu 1:52 AM | 3087 km | 1918 miles | 1667 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Thu 2:52 AM | 3229 km | 2006 miles | 1743 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Thu 2:52 AM | 3239 km | 2013 miles | 1749 nm | ENE |
| Seattle | Thu 1:52 AM | 3440 km | 2137 miles | 1857 nm |  NNE |
| Vancouver | Thu 1:52 AM | 3556 km | 2210 miles | 1920 nm | NNE |
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