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 Monday, December 3, 2012 at 12:34:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 3, 2012 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 07' | North |
| Longitude: | 134° 60' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.00 meters/second, 1569.6 km/hour, 975.3 miles/hour or 847.5 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' 32.0" | 16.26 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.26 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 09.0" | 975.17 mi | west | 0° 08' 14.4" | 9.44 mi | south | 975.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 04' 30.5" | 743.05 mi | east | 3° 35' 23.4" | 246.78 mi | south | 788.02 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 | Mon 2:34 AM | 2548 km | 1583 miles | 1376 nm |  WNW |
| Los Angeles | Mon 4:34 AM | 2779 km | 1727 miles | 1500 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Tue 2:34 AM | 2806 km | 1744 miles | 1515 nm |  WSW |
| San Francisco | Mon 4:34 AM | 2899 km | 1802 miles | 1566 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 5:34 AM | 2978 km | 1850 miles | 1608 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Mon 4:34 AM | 3140 km | 1951 miles | 1695 nm | NE |
| Phoenix | Mon 5:34 AM | 3154 km | 1960 miles | 1703 nm | NE |
| Salt Lake City | Mon 5:34 AM | 3709 km | 2305 miles | 2003 nm | NNE |
| Papeete | Mon 2:34 AM | 3850 km | 2392 miles | 2079 nm |  SSW |
| Mexico City | Mon 6:34 AM | 3861 km | 2399 miles | 2085 nm |  ENE |
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