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 15:46:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 132° 36' | 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' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | south | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.6" | 937.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 937.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 16.5" | 755.35 mi | east | 0° 30' 55.5" | 35.46 mi | south | 757.47 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 |
|---|
| Kagoshima | Fri 12:46 AM | 1199 km | 745 miles | 647 nm |  N |
| Taipei | Thu 11:46 PM | 1224 km | 761 miles | 661 nm |  WNW |
| Kumamoto | Fri 12:46 AM | 1329 km | 826 miles | 718 nm | N |
| Quezon | Thu 11:46 PM | 1403 km | 872 miles | 757 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Thu 11:46 PM | 1413 km | 878 miles | 763 nm | WSW |
| Fukuoka | Fri 12:46 AM | 1427 km | 887 miles | 771 nm | N |
| Matsuyama | Fri 12:46 AM | 1431 km | 889 miles | 773 nm | N |
| Kitakyushu | Fri 12:46 AM | 1445 km | 898 miles | 780 nm | N |
| Melekeok | Fri 12:46 AM | 1501 km | 933 miles | 811 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 1:46 AM | 1532 km | 952 miles | 827 nm |  ESE |
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