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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 13:14:00 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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 13:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 60' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.83 meters/second, 1529.4 km/hour, 950.3 miles/hour or 825.8 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' 31.5" | 15.84 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.84 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 27.4" | 950.08 mi | west | 0° 04' 34.1" | 5.24 mi | north | 949.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 03.0" | 753.48 mi | east | 1° 24' 56.4" | 97.39 mi | north | 756.50 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Tue 11:14 PM | 422 km | 262 miles | 228 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 11:14 PM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  SSW |
| Melekeok | Tue 10:14 PM | 1783 km | 1108 miles | 963 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Wed 12:14 AM | 1863 km | 1158 miles | 1006 nm |  SE |
| Hamamatsu | Tue 10:14 PM | 1931 km | 1200 miles | 1043 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Tue 10:14 PM | 1931 km | 1200 miles | 1043 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Tue 10:14 PM | 1933 km | 1201 miles | 1044 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Tue 10:14 PM | 1940 km | 1205 miles | 1047 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Tue 10:14 PM | 1955 km | 1215 miles | 1056 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Tue 10:14 PM | 1957 km | 1216 miles | 1057 nm | NNW |
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