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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 15:22:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 15:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 22' | South |
| Longitude: | 131° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.05 meters/second, 1613.0 km/hour, 1002.3 miles/hour or 870.9 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' 30.7" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 45.9" | 1002.20 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.1" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.18 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 59' 05.9" | 827.64 mi | east | 4° 43' 13.2" | 324.38 mi | south | 886.20 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 | Fri 7:22 AM | 2403 km | 1493 miles | 1298 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Fri 5:22 AM | 2560 km | 1591 miles | 1382 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 5:22 AM | 2984 km | 1854 miles | 1611 nm |  W |
| Easter Island * | Fri 10:22 AM | 3496 km | 2172 miles | 1887 nm |  SE |
| Rarotonga | Fri 5:22 AM | 3686 km | 2291 miles | 1990 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Fri 5:22 AM | 4001 km | 2486 miles | 2161 nm |  NW |
| Hermosillo | Fri 8:22 AM | 4180 km | 2597 miles | 2257 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Fri 9:22 AM | 4305 km | 2675 miles | 2325 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Fri 7:22 AM | 4353 km | 2705 miles | 2351 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Fri 8:22 AM | 4536 km | 2819 miles | 2449 nm | NNE |
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