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 Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 16:20:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 16:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 14° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 140° 45' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.18 meters/second, 1566.6 km/hour, 973.5 miles/hour or 845.9 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' 31.9" | 16.22 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.0" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.23 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 55.2" | 973.33 mi | west | 0° 08' 05.5" | 9.27 mi | south | 973.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 08' 27.3" | 746.25 mi | east | 3° 32' 01.1" | 242.93 mi | south | 789.97 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 2:20 AM | 446 km | 277 miles | 241 nm |  ESE |
| Saipan | Mon 2:20 AM | 544 km | 338 miles | 294 nm |  E |
| Melekeok | Mon 1:20 AM | 1023 km | 635 miles | 552 nm |  SW |
| Davao | Mon 12:20 AM | 1847 km | 1147 miles | 997 nm |  WSW |
| Manokwari | Mon 1:20 AM | 1851 km | 1150 miles | 1000 nm |  SSW |
| Jayapura | Mon 1:20 AM | 1883 km | 1170 miles | 1017 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Mon 3:20 AM | 2079 km | 1292 miles | 1123 nm | ESE |
| Manila | Mon 12:20 AM | 2128 km | 1322 miles | 1149 nm |  W |
| Manado | Mon 12:20 AM | 2265 km | 1407 miles | 1223 nm | SW |
| Osaka | Mon 1:20 AM | 2297 km | 1427 miles | 1240 nm |  NNW |
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