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 Friday, November 30, 2012 at 10:12:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 30, 2012 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 134° 55' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.24 meters/second, 1512.8 km/hour, 940.0 miles/hour or 816.9 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' 30.8" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.8" | 939.79 mi | west | 0° 01' 57.6" | 2.25 mi | south | 939.90 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 08.3" | 752.45 mi | east | 1° 13' 09.8" | 83.89 mi | south | 760.04 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Fri 2:12 AM | 2214 km | 1376 miles | 1196 nm |  NE |
| San Diego | Fri 2:12 AM | 2214 km | 1376 miles | 1196 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Fri 2:12 AM | 2216 km | 1377 miles | 1197 nm | NE |
| San Jose | Fri 2:12 AM | 2242 km | 1393 miles | 1211 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Fri 2:12 AM | 2251 km | 1399 miles | 1216 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Fri 2:12 AM | 2346 km | 1458 miles | 1267 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Fri 2:12 AM | 2373 km | 1475 miles | 1281 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Fri 12:12 AM | 2384 km | 1481 miles | 1287 nm |  W |
| Las Vegas | Fri 2:12 AM | 2581 km | 1604 miles | 1393 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 3:12 AM | 2590 km | 1609 miles | 1399 nm |  ENE |
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