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 10:30:00 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 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 134° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.58 meters/second, 1560.9 km/hour, 969.9 miles/hour or 842.8 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' 31.8" | 16.17 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.17 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 47.5" | 969.76 mi | west | 0° 07' 40.8" | 8.80 mi | south | 970.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 11' 10.1" | 746.64 mi | east | 3° 23' 03.8" | 232.68 mi | south | 787.35 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 12:30 AM | 2558 km | 1589 miles | 1381 nm |  WNW |
| Tijuana | Sun 2:30 AM | 2605 km | 1619 miles | 1407 nm |  NE |
| San Diego | Sun 2:30 AM | 2610 km | 1622 miles | 1409 nm | NE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 2:30 AM | 2644 km | 1643 miles | 1428 nm | NE |
| San Francisco | Sun 2:30 AM | 2763 km | 1717 miles | 1492 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 3:30 AM | 2858 km | 1776 miles | 1543 nm | NE |
| Kiritimati | Mon 12:30 AM | 2913 km | 1810 miles | 1573 nm |  WSW |
| Las Vegas | Sun 2:30 AM | 3006 km | 1868 miles | 1623 nm | NE |
| Phoenix | Sun 3:30 AM | 3025 km | 1880 miles | 1634 nm | NE |
| Salt Lake City | Sun 3:30 AM | 3575 km | 2221 miles | 1930 nm | NNE |
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