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 13:44:00 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 13:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 129° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.02 meters/second, 1609.3 km/hour, 1000.0 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" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 23.2" | 999.92 mi | west | 0° 10' 54.4" | 12.49 mi | south | 1000.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 07' 29.8" | 765.08 mi | east | 4° 31' 07.0" | 310.50 mi | south | 827.98 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:44 AM | 3086 km | 1918 miles | 1667 nm |  W |
| Hermosillo | Wed 6:44 AM | 3218 km | 1999 miles | 1738 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 5:44 AM | 3308 km | 2055 miles | 1786 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Wed 3:44 AM | 3403 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Wed 3:44 AM | 3447 km | 2142 miles | 1861 nm |  WNW |
| Adamstown | Wed 5:44 AM | 3460 km | 2150 miles | 1868 nm |  S |
| Phoenix | Wed 6:44 AM | 3533 km | 2195 miles | 1907 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 5:44 AM | 3576 km | 2222 miles | 1931 nm |  N |
| Mexico City | Wed 7:44 AM | 3634 km | 2258 miles | 1962 nm |  ENE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 5:44 AM | 3639 km | 2261 miles | 1965 nm | NNE |
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