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 17:22:00 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%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Friday, December 28, 2012 at 17:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 22'	North
Longitude:	102° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.62 meters/second, 1525.0 km/hour, 947.6 miles/hour or 823.5 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' 04.2"	0.08 mi	south	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 56.2"	947.39 mi	west	0° 04' 16.2"	4.90 mi	south	947.61 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 21.7"	753.22 mi	east	2° 06' 57.1"	145.53 mi	south	771.76 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	Sat 12:22 AM	96 km	60 miles	52 nm	NW
Vientiane	Sat 12:22 AM	157 km	98 miles	85 nm	S
Wanon Niwat	Sat 12:22 AM	213 km	133 miles	115 nm	SSE
Udon Thani	Sat 12:22 AM	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	S
Khon Kaen	Sat 12:22 AM	325 km	202 miles	175 nm	S
Hanoi	Sat 12:22 AM	363 km	225 miles	196 nm	ENE
Savannakhet	Sat 12:22 AM	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	SSE
Chiang Mai	Sat 12:22 AM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	W
Hai Phong	Sat 12:22 AM	432 km	269 miles	233 nm	ENE
Pakse	Sat 12:22 AM	564 km	350 miles	304 nm	SE