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 Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 12:24:00 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 12:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 121° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.09 meters/second, 1591.5 km/hour, 988.9 miles/hour or 859.4 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' 32.4" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 26.3" | 988.84 mi | west | 0° 09' 42.6" | 11.12 mi | south | 989.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 05.1" | 749.32 mi | east | 4° 06' 53.8" | 282.81 mi | south | 804.98 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 |
|---|
| Mazatlan | Tue 5:24 AM | 2128 km | 1323 miles | 1149 nm |  NE |
| Guadalajara | Tue 6:24 AM | 2242 km | 1393 miles | 1210 nm |  ENE |
| Hermosillo | Tue 5:24 AM | 2324 km | 1444 miles | 1255 nm |  NNE |
| Aguascalientes | Tue 6:24 AM | 2399 km | 1491 miles | 1295 nm | NE |
| Acapulco | Tue 6:24 AM | 2432 km | 1511 miles | 1313 nm | ENE |
| Tijuana | Tue 4:24 AM | 2476 km | 1539 miles | 1337 nm |  N |
| San Diego | Tue 4:24 AM | 2494 km | 1550 miles | 1347 nm | N |
| Mexicali | Tue 4:24 AM | 2523 km | 1567 miles | 1362 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Tue 6:24 AM | 2594 km | 1612 miles | 1401 nm | ENE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 4:24 AM | 2622 km | 1630 miles | 1416 nm | N |
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