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 20:54:00 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: 68%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 20:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.98 meters/second, 1598.3 km/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.0 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" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.3" | 993.09 mi | west | 0° 10' 09.3" | 11.63 mi | south | 993.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 55.9" | 753.47 mi | east | 4° 16' 09.3" | 293.40 mi | south | 812.12 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 |
|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | Wed 4:54 AM | 374 km | 233 miles | 202 nm |  SSE |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | Wed 4:54 AM | 467 km | 290 miles | 252 nm |  S |
| Pekan Tutong | Wed 4:54 AM | 482 km | 300 miles | 260 nm | S |
| Kuala Belait | Wed 4:54 AM | 511 km | 317 miles | 276 nm | S |
| Miri | Wed 4:54 AM | 536 km | 333 miles | 289 nm | S |
| Makati | Wed 4:54 AM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  NE |
| Manila | Wed 4:54 AM | 898 km | 558 miles | 485 nm | NE |
| Bacolod | Wed 4:54 AM | 900 km | 559 miles | 486 nm |  ENE |
| Quezon | Wed 4:54 AM | 909 km | 565 miles | 491 nm | NE |
| Ho Chi Minh | Wed 3:54 AM | 915 km | 569 miles | 494 nm |  WNW |
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