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 Friday, December 21, 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: 59%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 21, 2012 at 02:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 125° 41' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.29 meters/second, 1606.6 km/hour, 998.3 miles/hour or 867.5 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' 33.1" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | north | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 05.9" | 998.27 mi | west | 0° 10' 21.4" | 11.86 mi | north | 998.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 54.8" | 738.53 mi | east | 3° 55' 44.5" | 270.05 mi | north | 782.73 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 7:52 PM | 2853 km | 1773 miles | 1541 nm |  NNE |
| Los Angeles | Thu 6:52 PM | 3049 km | 1895 miles | 1647 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City | Thu 8:52 PM | 3162 km | 1965 miles | 1707 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Thu 7:52 PM | 3208 km | 1993 miles | 1732 nm | NNE |
| Las Vegas | Thu 6:52 PM | 3359 km | 2087 miles | 1814 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Thu 6:52 PM | 3381 km | 2101 miles | 1825 nm |  N |
| Kiritimati | Fri 4:52 PM | 3563 km | 2214 miles | 1924 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Thu 6:52 PM | 3622 km | 2251 miles | 1956 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Thu 4:52 PM | 3785 km | 2352 miles | 2044 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Thu 4:52 PM | 3808 km | 2366 miles | 2056 nm |  SW |
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