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 15:14:00 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 15:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 29' | North |
| Longitude: | 128° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.64 meters/second, 1514.3 km/hour, 940.9 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' 30.8" | 15.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 56.3" | 940.69 mi | west | 0° 02' 11.8" | 2.52 mi | north | 940.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 40' 16.6" | 756.44 mi | east | 0° 26' 14.5" | 30.09 mi | north | 755.96 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 |
|---|
| Naha | Thu 12:14 AM | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm |  N |
| Taipei | Wed 11:14 PM | 891 km | 554 miles | 481 nm |  NW |
| Kaohsiung | Wed 11:14 PM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  WNW |
| Baguio City | Wed 11:14 PM | 964 km | 599 miles | 520 nm |  WSW |
| Quezon | Wed 11:14 PM | 1030 km | 640 miles | 556 nm |  SW |
| Manila | Wed 11:14 PM | 1041 km | 647 miles | 562 nm | SW |
| Foochow | Wed 11:14 PM | 1134 km | 704 miles | 612 nm | NW |
| Xiamen | Wed 11:14 PM | 1174 km | 730 miles | 634 nm | WNW |
| Kagoshima | Thu 12:14 AM | 1244 km | 773 miles | 672 nm | N |
| Shantou | Wed 11:14 PM | 1278 km | 794 miles | 690 nm | WNW |
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