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 10:12:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 141° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.26 meters/second, 1538.1 km/hour, 955.8 miles/hour or 830.5 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' 31.1" | 15.93 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.6" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.93 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 15.2" | 955.57 mi | west | 0° 05' 45.5" | 6.60 mi | south | 955.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 50.6" | 750.09 mi | east | 2° 40' 37.9" | 184.11 mi | south | 777.58 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sat 12:12 AM | 1752 km | 1088 miles | 946 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:12 AM | 2481 km | 1542 miles | 1340 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco | Sat 2:12 AM | 2877 km | 1788 miles | 1553 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Sat 2:12 AM | 2920 km | 1814 miles | 1577 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Sat 2:12 AM | 3281 km | 2039 miles | 1772 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Sat 3:12 AM | 3341 km | 2076 miles | 1804 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Sat 3:12 AM | 3398 km | 2112 miles | 1835 nm | NE |
| Seattle | Sat 2:12 AM | 3724 km | 2314 miles | 2011 nm |  NNE |
| Salt Lake City | Sat 3:12 AM | 3797 km | 2359 miles | 2050 nm | NE |
| Midway | Fri 11:12 PM | 3828 km | 2379 miles | 2067 nm | WNW |
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