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 14:56:00 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 14:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.67 meters/second, 1514.4 km/hour, 941.0 miles/hour or 817.7 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" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.3" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 56.7" | 940.76 mi | west | 0° 02' 13.5" | 2.55 mi | north | 940.65 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 13.0" | 756.43 mi | east | 0° 26' 56.1" | 30.89 mi | north | 755.95 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 |
|---|
| Kagoshima | Wed 11:56 PM | 1255 km | 780 miles | 678 nm |  N |
| Taipei | Wed 10:56 PM | 1285 km | 798 miles | 694 nm |  WNW |
| Kumamoto | Wed 11:56 PM | 1385 km | 860 miles | 748 nm | N |
| Quezon | Wed 10:56 PM | 1420 km | 883 miles | 767 nm |  WSW |
| Manila | Wed 10:56 PM | 1430 km | 889 miles | 772 nm | WSW |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:56 PM | 1446 km | 899 miles | 781 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:56 AM | 1469 km | 913 miles | 793 nm |  ESE |
| Fukuoka | Wed 11:56 PM | 1483 km | 922 miles | 801 nm | N |
| Kitakyushu | Wed 11:56 PM | 1500 km | 932 miles | 810 nm | N |
| Kobe | Wed 11:56 PM | 1588 km | 987 miles | 858 nm | N |
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