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 Sunday, December 23, 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 25' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.47 meters/second, 1556.9 km/hour, 967.4 miles/hour or 840.7 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' 32.3" | 16.12 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | north | 16.12 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 22.0" | 967.23 mi | west | 0° 07' 02.3" | 8.07 mi | north | 966.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 15.2" | 743.20 mi | east | 2° 28' 02.0" | 169.68 mi | north | 757.65 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 |
|---|
| Haikou | Sun 8:36 PM | 627 km | 390 miles | 339 nm |  NW |
| Olongapo | Sun 8:36 PM | 642 km | 399 miles | 346 nm |  E |
| Baguio City | Sun 8:36 PM | 664 km | 412 miles | 358 nm | E |
| Tarlac City | Sun 8:36 PM | 664 km | 413 miles | 359 nm | E |
| Mabalacat | Sun 8:36 PM | 666 km | 414 miles | 360 nm | E |
| Angeles | Sun 8:36 PM | 668 km | 415 miles | 361 nm | E |
| Macau | Sun 8:36 PM | 701 km | 435 miles | 378 nm |  N |
| Hong Kong | Sun 8:36 PM | 707 km | 440 miles | 382 nm | N |
| Kowloon | Sun 8:36 PM | 710 km | 441 miles | 383 nm | N |
| Manila | Sun 8:36 PM | 722 km | 449 miles | 390 nm | E |
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