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 14:56:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 14:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 56' | North |
| Longitude: | 144° 41' | 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' 30.6" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | south | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.7" | 937.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.3" | 0.10 mi | south | 937.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 22.2" | 755.45 mi | east | 0° 28' 59.2" | 33.24 mi | south | 757.38 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Fri 12:56 AM | 644 km | 400 miles | 348 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 12:56 AM | 825 km | 512 miles | 445 nm | S |
| Hamamatsu | Thu 11:56 PM | 1673 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Thu 11:56 PM | 1675 km | 1041 miles | 905 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Thu 11:56 PM | 1683 km | 1046 miles | 909 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Thu 11:56 PM | 1690 km | 1050 miles | 913 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Thu 11:56 PM | 1704 km | 1059 miles | 920 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Thu 11:56 PM | 1707 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Thu 11:56 PM | 1752 km | 1089 miles | 946 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Thu 11:56 PM | 1769 km | 1099 miles | 955 nm | NNW |
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