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 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 08:52:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 28, 2012 at 08:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.14 meters/second, 1519.7 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.6 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" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.3" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 48.9" | 944.07 mi | west | 0° 03' 28.8" | 3.99 mi | south | 944.25 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 05.1" | 754.72 mi | east | 1° 48' 50.7" | 124.79 mi | south | 769.09 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Fri 12:52 AM | 2176 km | 1352 miles | 1175 nm |  NE |
| San Diego | Fri 12:52 AM | 2178 km | 1353 miles | 1176 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Fri 12:52 AM | 2191 km | 1362 miles | 1183 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) | Fri 12:52 AM | 2249 km | 1398 miles | 1215 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Fri 12:52 AM | 2263 km | 1406 miles | 1222 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Fri 12:52 AM | 2304 km | 1431 miles | 1244 nm | NE |
| Sacramento | Fri 12:52 AM | 2384 km | 1481 miles | 1287 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Thu 10:52 PM | 2514 km | 1562 miles | 1357 nm |  W |
| Hermosillo | Fri 1:52 AM | 2518 km | 1564 miles | 1359 nm |  ENE |
| Las Vegas | Fri 12:52 AM | 2556 km | 1588 miles | 1380 nm | NE |
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