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 13:24:00 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: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 3, 2012 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 147° 07' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.22 meters/second, 1570.4 km/hour, 975.8 miles/hour or 847.9 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' 32.2" | 16.26 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.26 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 10.0" | 975.67 mi | west | 0° 08' 17.8" | 9.51 mi | south | 976.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 04' 16.1" | 743.15 mi | east | 3° 36' 37.4" | 248.19 mi | south | 788.54 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 3:24 AM | 1397 km | 868 miles | 754 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 3:24 AM | 1752 km | 1088 miles | 946 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Mon 3:24 AM | 3499 km | 2174 miles | 1889 nm |  S |
| Midway | Mon 2:24 AM | 3500 km | 2175 miles | 1890 nm |  WNW |
| Baker Island | Mon 1:24 AM | 3578 km | 2223 miles | 1932 nm |  WSW |
| San Francisco | Mon 5:24 AM | 3588 km | 2230 miles | 1938 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Mon 5:24 AM | 3657 km | 2272 miles | 1975 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 2:24 AM | 3712 km | 2307 miles | 2004 nm | SW |
| Las Vegas | Mon 5:24 AM | 4017 km | 2496 miles | 2169 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 6:24 AM | 4076 km | 2533 miles | 2201 nm |  ENE |
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