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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 102° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.40 meters/second, 1509.8 km/hour, 938.2 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 44.1" | 937.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 30.0" | 0.57 mi | north | 937.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 43' 42.7" | 758.09 mi | east | 0° 14' 58.1" | 17.16 mi | south | 758.91 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 |
|---|
| Luang Prabang | Wed 10:46 PM | 125 km | 78 miles | 68 nm |  SSW |
| Vientiane | Wed 10:46 PM | 325 km | 202 miles | 176 nm |  S |
| Hanoi | Wed 10:46 PM | 332 km | 206 miles | 179 nm |  E |
| Udon Thani | Wed 10:46 PM | 388 km | 241 miles | 209 nm | S |
| Hai Phong | Wed 10:46 PM | 418 km | 260 miles | 226 nm | E |
| Chiang Mai | Wed 10:46 PM | 451 km | 280 miles | 243 nm |  WSW |
| Kunming | Wed 11:46 PM | 461 km | 287 miles | 249 nm |  N |
| Khon Kaen | Wed 10:46 PM | 495 km | 308 miles | 267 nm | S |
| Savannakhet | Wed 10:46 PM | 528 km | 328 miles | 285 nm |  SSE |
| Nanning | Wed 11:46 PM | 621 km | 386 miles | 335 nm |  ENE |
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