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 21:46:00 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 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 01' | North |
| Longitude: | 102° 18' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.16 meters/second, 1599.0 km/hour, 993.6 miles/hour or 863.4 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" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 28.3" | 993.50 mi | west | 0° 10' 11.9" | 11.68 mi | south | 993.80 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 02' 05.3" | 753.96 mi | east | 4° 17' 02.2" | 294.40 mi | south | 812.89 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 |
|---|
| Sihanoukville | Wed 4:46 AM | 223 km | 139 miles | 121 nm |  NE |
| Hat Yai | Wed 4:46 AM | 300 km | 186 miles | 162 nm |  SW |
| Phnom Penh | Wed 4:46 AM | 404 km | 251 miles | 218 nm | NE |
| Phuket | Wed 4:46 AM | 436 km | 271 miles | 236 nm |  WSW |
| George Town | Wed 5:46 AM | 453 km | 282 miles | 245 nm |  SSW |
| Pattaya | Wed 4:46 AM | 461 km | 286 miles | 249 nm |  NNW |
| Battambang | Wed 4:46 AM | 463 km | 288 miles | 250 nm |  NNE |
| Ipoh | Wed 5:46 AM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm | SSW |
| Ho Chi Minh | Wed 4:46 AM | 522 km | 324 miles | 282 nm |  ENE |
| Bangkok | Wed 4:46 AM | 558 km | 347 miles | 301 nm | NNW |
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