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 Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 10:10:00 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: 96%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 10:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 18' | North |
| Longitude: | 129° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.49 meters/second, 1560.6 km/hour, 969.7 miles/hour or 842.6 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' 31.7" | 16.16 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.16 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 47.1" | 969.55 mi | west | 0° 07' 39.2" | 8.77 mi | south | 969.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 19.7" | 746.67 mi | east | 3° 22' 32.2" | 232.08 mi | south | 787.20 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 |
|---|
| Tijuana | Sun 2:10 AM | 2297 km | 1427 miles | 1240 nm |  NNE |
| San Diego | Sun 2:10 AM | 2306 km | 1433 miles | 1245 nm | NNE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 2:10 AM | 2372 km | 1474 miles | 1281 nm | NNE |
| Mexicali | Sun 2:10 AM | 2398 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm |  NE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 3:10 AM | 2450 km | 1523 miles | 1323 nm | NE |
| San Jose (USA) | Sun 2:10 AM | 2559 km | 1590 miles | 1382 nm | NNE |
| San Francisco | Sun 2:10 AM | 2589 km | 1609 miles | 1398 nm | NNE |
| Mazatlan | Sun 3:10 AM | 2590 km | 1609 miles | 1398 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Sun 3:10 AM | 2678 km | 1664 miles | 1446 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Sun 2:10 AM | 2721 km | 1690 miles | 1469 nm | NNE |
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