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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 08:14:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 08:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 129° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.51 meters/second, 1517.4 km/hour, 942.9 miles/hour or 819.3 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" | 15.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 03.1" | 942.64 mi | west | 0° 02' 51.4" | 3.28 mi | north | 942.50 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 33.7" | 756.06 mi | east | 0° 42' 22.6" | 48.59 mi | north | 755.89 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Wed 12:14 AM | 1862 km | 1157 miles | 1005 nm |  NE |
| San Diego | Wed 12:14 AM | 1867 km | 1160 miles | 1008 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 12:14 AM | 1908 km | 1185 miles | 1030 nm | NE |
| Mexicali | Wed 12:14 AM | 1978 km | 1229 miles | 1068 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) | Wed 12:14 AM | 2047 km | 1272 miles | 1105 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 12:14 AM | 2072 km | 1287 miles | 1119 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 1:14 AM | 2134 km | 1326 miles | 1152 nm |  ENE |
| Sacramento | Wed 12:14 AM | 2187 km | 1359 miles | 1181 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 12:14 AM | 2267 km | 1409 miles | 1224 nm | NE |
| Phoenix | Wed 1:14 AM | 2282 km | 1418 miles | 1232 nm | NE |
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