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 Thursday, November 29, 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 Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 08:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 118° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.44 meters/second, 1510.0 km/hour, 938.3 miles/hour or 815.3 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' 30.7" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.1" | 937.99 mi | west | 0° 00' 33.8" | 0.65 mi | north | 937.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 48.1" | 756.07 mi | east | 0° 13' 22.5" | 15.34 mi | south | 756.79 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 |
|---|
| Hermosillo | Thu 1:14 AM | 1155 km | 718 miles | 624 nm |  NE |
| Mazatlan | Thu 1:14 AM | 1230 km | 764 miles | 664 nm |  ENE |
| Tijuana | Thu 12:14 AM | 1294 km | 804 miles | 699 nm |  N |
| San Diego | Thu 12:14 AM | 1313 km | 816 miles | 709 nm | N |
| Mexicali | Thu 12:14 AM | 1327 km | 825 miles | 717 nm | N |
| Puerto Vallarta | Thu 2:14 AM | 1337 km | 831 miles | 722 nm |  E |
| Long Beach | Thu 12:14 AM | 1428 km | 887 miles | 771 nm | N |
| Tucson | Thu 1:14 AM | 1440 km | 895 miles | 777 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:14 AM | 1458 km | 906 miles | 787 nm | N |
| Phoenix | Thu 1:14 AM | 1512 km | 940 miles | 816 nm | NNE |
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