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 02:52:00 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 02:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 136° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.19 meters/second, 1617.1 km/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.2 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' 32.8" | 16.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 45.6" | 1004.80 mi | west | 0° 11' 11.6" | 12.82 mi | north | 1004.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 48' 52.5" | 747.04 mi | east | 4° 19' 43.4" | 297.47 mi | north | 802.03 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Thu 4:52 PM | 2321 km | 1442 miles | 1253 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Wed 4:52 PM | 2692 km | 1673 miles | 1454 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Wed 4:52 PM | 3070 km | 1908 miles | 1658 nm |  NW |
| Adamstown | Wed 6:52 PM | 3188 km | 1981 miles | 1721 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Wed 4:52 PM | 3696 km | 2297 miles | 1996 nm |  SW |
| Los Angeles | Wed 6:52 PM | 3918 km | 2435 miles | 2116 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 7:52 PM | 3947 km | 2452 miles | 2131 nm |  NE |
| Fakaofo | Thu 3:52 PM | 4091 km | 2542 miles | 2209 nm |  WSW |
| San Francisco | Wed 6:52 PM | 4102 km | 2549 miles | 2215 nm | NNE |
| Phoenix | Wed 7:52 PM | 4215 km | 2619 miles | 2276 nm | NE |
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