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 20, 2012 at 11:24:00 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: 53%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 5:19 AM
Next phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 38'	North
Longitude:	99° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.45 meters/second, 1614.4 km/hour, 1003.2 miles/hour or 871.7 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' 32.9"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 56.2"	1003.14 mi	west	0° 10' 56.2"	12.53 mi	north	1003.09 mi
24 hours	10° 46' 37.4"	743.08 mi	east	4° 12' 06.9"	288.77 mi	north	794.54 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
George Town	Thu 7:24 PM	137 km	85 miles	74 nm	NE
Medan	Thu 6:24 PM	141 km	88 miles	76 nm	SW
Pematangsiantar	Thu 6:24 PM	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	SSW
Langkawi	Thu 7:24 PM	194 km	121 miles	105 nm	NNE
Ipoh	Thu 7:24 PM	194 km	121 miles	105 nm	E
Hat Yai	Thu 6:24 PM	289 km	180 miles	156 nm	NNE
Kuala Lumpur	Thu 7:24 PM	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	ESE
Seremban	Thu 7:24 PM	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	SE
Phuket	Thu 6:24 PM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	NNW
Kuantan	Thu 7:24 PM	449 km	279 miles	242 nm	ESE