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 21:24:00 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: 68%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 21:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 107° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.09 meters/second, 1598.7 km/hour, 993.4 miles/hour or 863.2 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" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.2" | 993.33 mi | west | 0° 10' 10.8" | 11.66 mi | south | 993.63 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 01.2" | 753.75 mi | east | 4° 16' 39.9" | 293.98 mi | south | 812.56 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 |
|---|
| Ho Chi Minh | Wed 4:24 AM | 213 km | 132 miles | 115 nm |  NNW |
| Phnom Penh | Wed 4:24 AM | 407 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  NW |
| Sihanoukville | Wed 4:24 AM | 482 km | 299 miles | 260 nm |  WNW |
| Battambang | Wed 4:24 AM | 658 km | 409 miles | 355 nm | NW |
| Pakse | Wed 4:24 AM | 698 km | 434 miles | 377 nm | NNW |
| Hat Yai | Wed 4:24 AM | 822 km | 511 miles | 444 nm |  WSW |
| Ipoh | Wed 5:24 AM | 873 km | 542 miles | 471 nm |  SW |
| Kuala Belait | Wed 5:24 AM | 882 km | 548 miles | 476 nm |  SE |
| Kuching | Wed 5:24 AM | 883 km | 549 miles | 477 nm |  SSE |
| Savannakhet | Wed 4:24 AM | 886 km | 550 miles | 478 nm | NNW |
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