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 14:14:00 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 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 154° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.34 meters/second, 1509.6 km/hour, 938.0 miles/hour or 815.1 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" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.8" | 937.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.2" | 0.02 mi | south | 937.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 26.4" | 755.52 mi | east | 0° 27' 21.6" | 31.37 mi | south | 757.31 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Fri 2:14 AM | 1247 km | 775 miles | 673 nm |  E |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 12:14 AM | 1353 km | 841 miles | 731 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Fri 1:14 AM | 1591 km | 988 miles | 859 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Thu 11:14 PM | 2189 km | 1360 miles | 1182 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Thu 11:14 PM | 2205 km | 1370 miles | 1190 nm | NW |
| Majuro | Fri 2:14 AM | 2329 km | 1447 miles | 1258 nm |  SE |
| Nagoya | Thu 11:14 PM | 2359 km | 1466 miles | 1274 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Thu 11:14 PM | 2432 km | 1511 miles | 1313 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Thu 11:14 PM | 2434 km | 1512 miles | 1314 nm | NW |
| Kobe | Thu 11:14 PM | 2458 km | 1528 miles | 1327 nm | NW |
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