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 17:26:00 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 17:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 51' | North |
| Longitude: | 131° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.09 meters/second, 1530.3 km/hour, 950.9 miles/hour or 826.3 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' 31.3" | 15.85 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.7" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.85 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 16.6" | 950.70 mi | west | 0° 04' 51.0" | 5.56 mi | south | 950.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 35.7" | 745.99 mi | east | 2° 19' 49.3" | 160.27 mi | south | 767.85 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 |
|---|
| Quezon | Sun 1:26 AM | 1220 km | 758 miles | 659 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Sun 1:26 AM | 1230 km | 764 miles | 664 nm | WSW |
| Taipei | Sun 1:26 AM | 1253 km | 779 miles | 677 nm |  NW |
| Melekeok | Sun 2:26 AM | 1296 km | 805 miles | 700 nm |  SSE |
| Kagoshima | Sun 2:26 AM | 1415 km | 879 miles | 764 nm |  N |
| Davao | Sun 1:26 AM | 1459 km | 906 miles | 788 nm |  SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 3:26 AM | 1520 km | 944 miles | 821 nm |  ESE |
| Kumamoto | Sun 2:26 AM | 1549 km | 962 miles | 836 nm | N |
| Shantou | Sun 1:26 AM | 1634 km | 1016 miles | 883 nm |  WNW |
| Fukuoka | Sun 2:26 AM | 1645 km | 1022 miles | 888 nm | N |
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