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 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: 71%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 136° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.32 meters/second, 1592.4 km/hour, 989.4 miles/hour or 859.8 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" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 26.6" | 989.37 mi | west | 0° 09' 45.7" | 11.19 mi | south | 989.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 07.3" | 749.75 mi | east | 4° 08' 02.5" | 284.12 mi | south | 805.79 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Wed 3:24 AM | 2536 km | 1576 miles | 1370 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Tue 3:24 AM | 2626 km | 1631 miles | 1418 nm |  WNW |
| Los Angeles | Tue 5:24 AM | 3186 km | 1979 miles | 1720 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Tue 5:24 AM | 3323 km | 2065 miles | 1795 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Tue 6:24 AM | 3329 km | 2069 miles | 1797 nm |  NE |
| Papeete | Tue 3:24 AM | 3429 km | 2131 miles | 1851 nm |  SSW |
| Phoenix | Tue 6:24 AM | 3537 km | 2198 miles | 1910 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Tue 5:24 AM | 3544 km | 2202 miles | 1914 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Tue 5:24 AM | 3976 km | 2471 miles | 2147 nm |  S |
| Mexico City | Tue 7:24 AM | 4085 km | 2538 miles | 2206 nm |  ENE |
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