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 17:36:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 17:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 111° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.09 meters/second, 1544.7 km/hour, 959.9 miles/hour or 834.1 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' 31.3" | 16.00 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.3" | 0.12 mi | south | 16.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 24.7" | 959.68 mi | west | 0° 06' 22.5" | 7.31 mi | south | 959.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 19' 53.0" | 748.82 mi | east | 2° 54' 23.1" | 199.86 mi | south | 780.37 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 |
|---|
| Haikou | Sun 1:36 AM | 320 km | 199 miles | 173 nm |  NNW |
| Pakse | Sun 12:36 AM | 604 km | 375 miles | 326 nm |  WSW |
| Hai Phong | Sun 12:36 AM | 608 km | 378 miles | 329 nm |  NW |
| Macau | Sun 1:36 AM | 611 km | 380 miles | 330 nm |  NNE |
| Hong Kong | Sun 1:36 AM | 653 km | 406 miles | 353 nm | NNE |
| Kowloon | Sun 1:36 AM | 659 km | 410 miles | 356 nm | NNE |
| Savannakhet | Sun 12:36 AM | 672 km | 417 miles | 363 nm |  W |
| Foshan | Sun 1:36 AM | 679 km | 422 miles | 366 nm | NNE |
| Nanning | Sun 1:36 AM | 681 km | 423 miles | 367 nm | NNW |
| Hanoi | Sun 12:36 AM | 688 km | 427 miles | 371 nm | NW |
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