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 10:32:00 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 10:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 139° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.27 meters/second, 1513.0 km/hour, 940.1 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' 30.7" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.9" | 939.86 mi | west | 0° 01' 59.5" | 2.28 mi | south | 939.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 01.9" | 752.39 mi | east | 1° 13' 54.7" | 84.75 mi | south | 760.10 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 | Fri 12:32 AM | 1882 km | 1170 miles | 1016 nm |  W |
| San Francisco | Fri 2:32 AM | 2533 km | 1574 miles | 1368 nm |  NE |
| San Jose | Fri 2:32 AM | 2535 km | 1575 miles | 1369 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Fri 2:32 AM | 2589 km | 1609 miles | 1398 nm | NE |
| San Diego | Fri 2:32 AM | 2612 km | 1623 miles | 1410 nm | NE |
| Tijuana | Fri 2:32 AM | 2615 km | 1625 miles | 1412 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Fri 2:32 AM | 2655 km | 1650 miles | 1434 nm | NE |
| Kiritimati | Sat 12:32 AM | 2818 km | 1751 miles | 1521 nm |  SW |
| Las Vegas | Fri 2:32 AM | 2948 km | 1832 miles | 1592 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Fri 3:32 AM | 3049 km | 1894 miles | 1646 nm |  ENE |
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