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 Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 16:36:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.92 meters/second, 1529.7 km/hour, 950.5 miles/hour or 826.0 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' 31.2" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 15.7" | 950.31 mi | west | 0° 04' 46.6" | 5.48 mi | south | 950.55 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 24' 00.7" | 746.15 mi | east | 2° 18' 09.2" | 158.36 mi | south | 767.57 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 | Sun 2:36 AM | 462 km | 287 miles | 250 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 2:36 AM | 611 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  S |
| Melekeok | Sun 1:36 AM | 1604 km | 997 miles | 866 nm |  SW |
| Hamamatsu | Sun 1:36 AM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 998 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Sun 1:36 AM | 1857 km | 1154 miles | 1003 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Sun 1:36 AM | 1876 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Sun 1:36 AM | 1884 km | 1171 miles | 1017 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Sun 1:36 AM | 1895 km | 1178 miles | 1023 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Sun 1:36 AM | 1901 km | 1181 miles | 1027 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Sun 1:36 AM | 1923 km | 1195 miles | 1038 nm | NNW |
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