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 Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 09:22:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 09:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 152° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.61 meters/second, 1510.6 km/hour, 938.6 miles/hour or 815.7 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.1" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 39.5" | 938.39 mi | west | 0° 01' 13.1" | 1.40 mi | south | 938.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 54.0" | 757.67 mi | east | 0° 56' 01.0" | 64.23 mi | south | 762.68 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Wed 11:22 PM | 274 km | 171 miles | 148 nm |  WSW |
| Wailuku | Wed 11:22 PM | 392 km | 243 miles | 212 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Wed 11:22 PM | 535 km | 332 miles | 289 nm | W |
| Kiritimati | Thu 11:22 PM | 2154 km | 1339 miles | 1163 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Wed 10:22 PM | 2622 km | 1629 miles | 1416 nm |  WNW |
| Baker Island | Wed 9:22 PM | 3446 km | 2141 miles | 1861 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco | Thu 1:22 AM | 3468 km | 2155 miles | 1873 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 1:22 AM | 3688 km | 2292 miles | 1992 nm |  ENE |
| Unalaska | Thu 12:22 AM | 3855 km | 2395 miles | 2081 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 10:22 PM | 3904 km | 2426 miles | 2108 nm | SSW |
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