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 Wednesday, December 5, 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: 61%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 16' | North |
| Longitude: | 125° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.97 meters/second, 1609.1 km/hour, 999.9 miles/hour or 868.8 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' 32.3" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 23.5" | 999.81 mi | west | 0° 10' 53.6" | 12.48 mi | south | 1000.06 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 19.8" | 764.81 mi | east | 4° 30' 51.8" | 310.21 mi | south | 827.65 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Wed 6:24 AM | 2925 km | 1817 miles | 1579 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 5:24 AM | 3155 km | 1960 miles | 1703 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Wed 7:24 AM | 3158 km | 1962 miles | 1705 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Wed 6:24 AM | 3294 km | 2047 miles | 1778 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 5:24 AM | 3458 km | 2149 miles | 1867 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 5:24 AM | 3499 km | 2174 miles | 1889 nm |  N |
| Adamstown | Wed 5:24 AM | 3510 km | 2181 miles | 1895 nm |  S |
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:24 AM | 3620 km | 2249 miles | 1954 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Wed 3:24 AM | 3770 km | 2342 miles | 2035 nm |  SW |
| Guatemala | Wed 7:24 AM | 3882 km | 2412 miles | 2096 nm | ENE |
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