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 14:04:00 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 14:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 27' | North |
| Longitude: | 145° 36' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.77 meters/second, 1514.8 km/hour, 941.2 miles/hour or 817.9 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' 30.9" | 15.69 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.5" | 940.98 mi | west | 0° 02' 18.4" | 2.65 mi | north | 940.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 01.9" | 756.40 mi | east | 0° 28' 56.5" | 33.19 mi | north | 755.94 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 | Thu 12:04 AM | 581 km | 361 miles | 313 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:04 AM | 776 km | 482 miles | 419 nm | S |
| Shizuoka | Wed 11:04 PM | 1760 km | 1093 miles | 950 nm |  NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Wed 11:04 PM | 1760 km | 1093 miles | 950 nm | NNW |
| Yokohama | Wed 11:04 PM | 1762 km | 1095 miles | 951 nm | NNW |
| Kawasaki | Wed 11:04 PM | 1769 km | 1099 miles | 955 nm | NNW |
| Sagamihara | Wed 11:04 PM | 1784 km | 1108 miles | 963 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Wed 11:04 PM | 1786 km | 1110 miles | 964 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Wed 11:04 PM | 1840 km | 1143 miles | 994 nm | NNW |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:04 PM | 1857 km | 1154 miles | 1003 nm |  SW |
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