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 13:34:00 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 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 127° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.00 meters/second, 1609.2 km/hour, 999.9 miles/hour or 868.9 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" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 23.4" | 999.86 mi | west | 0° 10' 54.0" | 12.49 mi | south | 1000.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 24.8" | 764.94 mi | east | 4° 30' 59.5" | 310.36 mi | south | 827.81 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 6:34 AM | 3064 km | 1904 miles | 1655 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 5:34 AM | 3222 km | 2002 miles | 1740 nm | NNE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:34 AM | 3353 km | 2083 miles | 1810 nm |  W |
| Mexico City | Wed 7:34 AM | 3394 km | 2109 miles | 1833 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Wed 6:34 AM | 3406 km | 2116 miles | 1839 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Wed 5:34 AM | 3475 km | 2159 miles | 1876 nm |  S |
| San Francisco | Wed 5:34 AM | 3529 km | 2193 miles | 1905 nm |  N |
| Las Vegas | Wed 5:34 AM | 3541 km | 2200 miles | 1912 nm | NNE |
| Papeete | Wed 3:34 AM | 3581 km | 2225 miles | 1934 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Wed 3:34 AM | 3676 km | 2284 miles | 1985 nm |  WNW |
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