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 14:56:00 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 14:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 114° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.42 meters/second, 1509.9 km/hour, 938.2 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' 30.6" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.6" | 937.96 mi | west | 0° 00' 34.8" | 0.67 mi | north | 937.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 39.1" | 758.06 mi | east | 0° 13' 00.9" | 14.92 mi | south | 758.75 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 |
|---|
| Kowloon | Wed 10:56 PM | 168 km | 104 miles | 91 nm |  NNW |
| Hong Kong | Wed 10:56 PM | 168 km | 104 miles | 91 nm | NNW |
| Macau | Wed 10:56 PM | 192 km | 119 miles | 103 nm |  NW |
| Shenzhen | Wed 10:56 PM | 202 km | 126 miles | 109 nm | NNW |
| Foshan | Wed 10:56 PM | 290 km | 180 miles | 157 nm | NW |
| Guangzhou | Wed 10:56 PM | 292 km | 181 miles | 157 nm | NNW |
| Shantou | Wed 10:56 PM | 337 km | 209 miles | 182 nm |  NE |
| Haikou | Wed 10:56 PM | 470 km | 292 miles | 254 nm |  W |
| Xiamen | Wed 10:56 PM | 521 km | 324 miles | 281 nm | NE |
| Kaohsiung | Wed 10:56 PM | 634 km | 394 miles | 342 nm |  ENE |
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