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 Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 12:26:00 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 45' | North |
| Longitude: | 105° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.87 meters/second, 1579.9 km/hour, 981.7 miles/hour or 853.1 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" | 16.36 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.36 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 52.5" | 981.60 mi | west | 0° 08' 38.2" | 9.90 mi | north | 981.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 56' 23.1" | 738.19 mi | east | 3° 09' 36.5" | 217.28 mi | north | 764.73 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 |
|---|
| Phnom Penh | Sat 7:26 PM | 167 km | 104 miles | 90 nm |  SW |
| Siem Reap | Sat 7:26 PM | 231 km | 144 miles | 125 nm |  WNW |
| Ho Chi Minh | Sat 7:26 PM | 236 km | 147 miles | 128 nm |  SSE |
| Pakse | Sat 7:26 PM | 263 km | 164 miles | 142 nm |  N |
| Battambang | Sat 7:26 PM | 295 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  W |
| Sihanoukville | Sat 7:26 PM | 349 km | 217 miles | 188 nm | SW |
| Savannakhet | Sat 7:26 PM | 440 km | 273 miles | 238 nm |  NNW |
| Khon Kaen | Sat 7:26 PM | 525 km | 326 miles | 283 nm |  NW |
| Pattaya | Sat 7:26 PM | 545 km | 338 miles | 294 nm | W |
| Bangkok | Sat 7:26 PM | 596 km | 370 miles | 322 nm | W |
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