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 Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 14:14:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 53' | North |
| Longitude: | 124° 55' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.45 meters/second, 1510.0 km/hour, 938.3 miles/hour or 815.3 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' 30.7" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.9" | 938.02 mi | west | 0° 00' 38.9" | 0.74 mi | north | 937.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 35.4" | 758.04 mi | east | 0° 11' 22.5" | 13.04 mi | south | 758.62 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 |
|---|
| Kaohsiung | Wed 10:14 PM | 520 km | 323 miles | 281 nm |  WNW |
| Taichung | Wed 10:14 PM | 567 km | 352 miles | 306 nm |  NW |
| Taipei | Wed 10:14 PM | 579 km | 360 miles | 313 nm | NW |
| Naha | Wed 11:14 PM | 649 km | 403 miles | 350 nm |  NNE |
| Baguio City | Wed 10:14 PM | 673 km | 418 miles | 363 nm |  SW |
| Quezon | Wed 10:14 PM | 797 km | 495 miles | 430 nm |  SSW |
| Foochow | Wed 10:14 PM | 805 km | 500 miles | 435 nm | NW |
| Xiamen | Wed 10:14 PM | 806 km | 501 miles | 435 nm | WNW |
| Manila | Wed 10:14 PM | 809 km | 503 miles | 437 nm | SSW |
| Makati | Wed 10:14 PM | 814 km | 506 miles | 439 nm | SSW |
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