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 12:36:00 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%

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 Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 46'	North
Longitude:	103° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.83 meters/second, 1579.8 km/hour, 981.6 miles/hour or 853.0 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' 52.2"	981.50 mi	west	0° 08' 37.6"	9.88 mi	north	981.27 mi
24 hours	10° 56' 28.1"	738.21 mi	east	3° 09' 20.8"	216.98 mi	north	764.66 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
Battambang	Sat 7:36 PM	47 km	29 miles	25 nm	NW
Siem Reap	Sat 7:36 PM	79 km	49 miles	43 nm	NNE
Phnom Penh	Sat 7:36 PM	205 km	127 miles	111 nm	SE
Sihanoukville	Sat 7:36 PM	237 km	147 miles	128 nm	S
Pattaya	Sat 7:36 PM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	W
Bangkok	Sat 7:36 PM	340 km	211 miles	183 nm	WNW
Pakse	Sat 7:36 PM	362 km	225 miles	196 nm	NE
Khon Kaen	Sat 7:36 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	N
Ho Chi Minh	Sat 7:36 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	ESE
Savannakhet	Sat 7:36 PM	442 km	274 miles	238 nm	NNE