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 21, 2012 at 11:44:00 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: 63%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 21, 2012 at 11:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 105° 18' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.63 meters/second, 1600.7 km/hour, 994.6 miles/hour or 864.3 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' 33.1" | 16.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | north | 16.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 06.5" | 994.54 mi | west | 0° 09' 57.7" | 11.41 mi | north | 994.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 47' 15.7" | 737.31 mi | east | 3° 44' 55.7" | 257.68 mi | north | 776.98 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 |
|---|
| Ho Chi Minh | Fri 6:44 PM | 259 km | 161 miles | 140 nm |  NE |
| Sihanoukville | Fri 6:44 PM | 272 km | 169 miles | 147 nm |  NW |
| Phnom Penh | Fri 6:44 PM | 300 km | 187 miles | 162 nm |  N |
| Battambang | Fri 6:44 PM | 518 km | 322 miles | 280 nm |  NNW |
| Hat Yai | Fri 6:44 PM | 571 km | 355 miles | 308 nm |  WSW |
| Kuantan | Fri 7:44 PM | 603 km | 375 miles | 326 nm |  SSW |
| Pattaya | Fri 6:44 PM | 657 km | 408 miles | 355 nm | NW |
| Ipoh | Fri 7:44 PM | 662 km | 411 miles | 357 nm |  SW |
| George Town | Fri 7:44 PM | 670 km | 416 miles | 362 nm | SW |
| Pakse | Fri 6:44 PM | 691 km | 430 miles | 373 nm | N |
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