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, November 23, 2012 at 04:24:00 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: 75%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 04:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 129° 01' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.68 meters/second, 1615.2 km/hour, 1003.7 miles/hour or 872.2 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' 33.2" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 20.9" | 1003.64 mi | west | 0° 10' 47.5" | 12.36 mi | north | 1003.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 15.2" | 734.63 mi | east | 4° 09' 50.2" | 286.16 mi | north | 785.78 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Fri 6:24 PM | 3161 km | 1964 miles | 1707 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Thu 8:24 PM | 3286 km | 2042 miles | 1774 nm |  S |
| Hermosillo | Thu 9:24 PM | 3309 km | 2056 miles | 1787 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Thu 6:24 PM | 3332 km | 2070 miles | 1799 nm |  SW |
| Los Angeles | Thu 8:24 PM | 3444 km | 2140 miles | 1859 nm | NNE |
| Honolulu | Thu 6:24 PM | 3620 km | 2249 miles | 1955 nm |  WNW |
| Mexico City | Thu 10:24 PM | 3633 km | 2257 miles | 1962 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Thu 9:24 PM | 3644 km | 2264 miles | 1967 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Thu 8:24 PM | 3731 km | 2319 miles | 2015 nm |  N |
| Las Vegas | Thu 8:24 PM | 3768 km | 2341 miles | 2034 nm | NNE |
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