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 17:46:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 17:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 126° 50' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.16 meters/second, 1530.6 km/hour, 951.1 miles/hour or 826.5 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' 17.1" | 950.86 mi | west | 0° 04' 52.7" | 5.60 mi | south | 951.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 25.5" | 745.93 mi | east | 2° 20' 29.3" | 161.04 mi | south | 767.96 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 |
|---|
| Baguio City | Sun 1:46 AM | 713 km | 443 miles | 385 nm |  WSW |
| Quezon | Sun 1:46 AM | 766 km | 476 miles | 413 nm |  SW |
| Manila | Sun 1:46 AM | 776 km | 482 miles | 419 nm | SW |
| Makati | Sun 1:46 AM | 779 km | 484 miles | 421 nm | SW |
| Kaohsiung | Sun 1:46 AM | 811 km | 504 miles | 438 nm |  NW |
| Taipei | Sun 1:46 AM | 882 km | 548 miles | 476 nm | NW |
| Bacolod | Sun 1:46 AM | 994 km | 618 miles | 537 nm |  SSW |
| Cebu City | Sun 1:46 AM | 996 km | 619 miles | 538 nm | SSW |
| Xiamen | Sun 1:46 AM | 1099 km | 683 miles | 594 nm | NW |
| Foochow | Sun 1:46 AM | 1108 km | 689 miles | 598 nm | NW |
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