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 Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 14:22:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 14:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 127° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.21 meters/second, 1617.2 km/hour, 1004.9 miles/hour or 873.2 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' 31.8" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.8" | 1004.82 mi | west | 0° 11' 39.6" | 13.35 mi | south | 1004.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 11.5" | 790.83 mi | east | 4° 43' 52.4" | 325.10 mi | south | 855.04 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Thu 6:22 AM | 2955 km | 1836 miles | 1596 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Thu 4:22 AM | 3176 km | 1973 miles | 1715 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 4:22 AM | 3270 km | 2032 miles | 1766 nm |  W |
| Hermosillo | Thu 7:22 AM | 3537 km | 2198 miles | 1910 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 8:22 AM | 3709 km | 2305 miles | 2003 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 6:22 AM | 3735 km | 2321 miles | 2017 nm | NNE |
| Easter Island * | Thu 9:22 AM | 3746 km | 2328 miles | 2023 nm |  SSE |
| Phoenix | Thu 7:22 AM | 3899 km | 2423 miles | 2105 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Thu 4:22 AM | 3911 km | 2430 miles | 2112 nm |  NW |
| San Francisco | Thu 6:22 AM | 4048 km | 2516 miles | 2186 nm |  N |
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