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, December 20, 2012 at 02:02:00 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: 49%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 02:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 124° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.24 meters/second, 1617.3 km/hour, 1004.9 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 32.7" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 44.4" | 1004.92 mi | west | 0° 11' 12.9" | 12.84 mi | north | 1004.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 49' 10.3" | 747.49 mi | east | 4° 20' 24.7" | 298.25 mi | north | 802.80 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 |
|---|
| Adamstown | Wed 6:02 PM | 3156 km | 1961 miles | 1704 nm |  S |
| Hermosillo | Wed 7:02 PM | 3225 km | 2004 miles | 1741 nm |  NNE |
| Mexico City | Wed 8:02 PM | 3298 km | 2049 miles | 1781 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Wed 6:02 PM | 3506 km | 2179 miles | 1893 nm |  N |
| Papeete | Wed 4:02 PM | 3572 km | 2220 miles | 1929 nm |  SW |
| Phoenix | Wed 7:02 PM | 3616 km | 2247 miles | 1952 nm | NNE |
| Kiritimati | Thu 4:02 PM | 3667 km | 2279 miles | 1980 nm |  W |
| Easter Island * | Wed 9:02 PM | 3690 km | 2293 miles | 1993 nm |  SSE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 6:02 PM | 3800 km | 2361 miles | 2052 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 6:02 PM | 3866 km | 2402 miles | 2087 nm | N |
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