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 16:12:00 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 16:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 119° 48' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.40 meters/second, 1524.2 km/hour, 947.1 miles/hour or 823.0 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' 30.8" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 55.1" | 946.90 mi | west | 0° 04' 09.8" | 4.77 mi | south | 947.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 32' 54.1" | 753.44 mi | east | 2° 04' 30.2" | 142.73 mi | south | 771.38 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 |
|---|
| Baguio City | Sat 12:12 AM | 346 km | 215 miles | 187 nm |  SSE |
| Kaohsiung | Sat 12:12 AM | 405 km | 252 miles | 219 nm |  N |
| Tarlac City | Sat 12:12 AM | 446 km | 277 miles | 241 nm |  S |
| Mabalacat | Sat 12:12 AM | 476 km | 296 miles | 257 nm | S |
| Angeles | Sat 12:12 AM | 484 km | 301 miles | 261 nm | S |
| Olongapo | Sat 12:12 AM | 513 km | 319 miles | 277 nm | S |
| Taichung | Sat 12:12 AM | 529 km | 328 miles | 285 nm | N |
| Shantou | Sat 12:12 AM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm |  NW |
| Quezon | Sat 12:12 AM | 542 km | 336 miles | 292 nm | SSE |
| Manila | Sat 12:12 AM | 549 km | 341 miles | 297 nm | SSE |
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