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 15:22:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 28, 2012 at 15:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 131° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.25 meters/second, 1523.7 km/hour, 946.8 miles/hour or 822.7 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' 30.9" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 54.3" | 946.56 mi | west | 0° 04' 05.1" | 4.69 mi | south | 946.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 33' 17.0" | 753.59 mi | east | 2° 02' 45.1" | 140.72 mi | south | 771.11 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 |
|---|
| Taipei | Fri 11:22 PM | 1233 km | 766 miles | 666 nm |  WNW |
| Quezon | Fri 11:22 PM | 1269 km | 789 miles | 685 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Fri 11:22 PM | 1279 km | 795 miles | 691 nm | WSW |
| Kagoshima | Sat 12:22 AM | 1346 km | 836 miles | 727 nm |  N |
| Melekeok | Sat 12:22 AM | 1360 km | 845 miles | 734 nm |  SSE |
| Kumamoto | Sat 12:22 AM | 1478 km | 919 miles | 798 nm | N |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 1:22 AM | 1525 km | 948 miles | 824 nm |  ESE |
| Davao | Fri 11:22 PM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 828 nm |  SSW |
| Fukuoka | Sat 12:22 AM | 1575 km | 979 miles | 850 nm | N |
| Kitakyushu | Sat 12:22 AM | 1595 km | 991 miles | 861 nm | N |
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