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 Saturday, December 29, 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%

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 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 09:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 03'	North
Longitude:	129° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.06 meters/second, 1537.4 km/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.1 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' 31.1"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	south	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 14.1"	955.12 mi	west	0° 05' 41.3"	6.52 mi	south	955.40 mi
24 hours	11° 24' 17.1"	750.24 mi	east	2° 39' 02.3"	182.29 mi	south	777.27 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	Sat 1:22 AM	2030 km	1262 miles	1096 nm	NE
San Diego	Sat 1:22 AM	2038 km	1266 miles	1100 nm	NE
Los Angeles	Sat 1:22 AM	2093 km	1300 miles	1130 nm	NNE
Mexicali	Sat 1:22 AM	2138 km	1329 miles	1155 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sat 2:22 AM	2240 km	1392 miles	1210 nm	NE
San Jose (USA)	Sat 1:22 AM	2261 km	1405 miles	1221 nm	NNE
San Francisco	Sat 1:22 AM	2289 km	1423 miles	1236 nm	NNE
Sacramento	Sat 1:22 AM	2402 km	1492 miles	1297 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Sat 2:22 AM	2430 km	1510 miles	1312 nm	NE
Las Vegas	Sat 1:22 AM	2447 km	1520 miles	1321 nm	NNE