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 11:20:00 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 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.81 meters/second, 1561.7 km/hour, 970.4 miles/hour or 843.3 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' 31.7" | 16.17 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | south | 16.17 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 48.6" | 970.27 mi | west | 0° 07' 44.4" | 8.87 mi | south | 970.60 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 10' 46.0" | 746.57 mi | east | 3° 24' 22.3" | 234.18 mi | south | 787.72 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 1:20 AM | 1372 km | 853 miles | 741 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 1:20 AM | 1884 km | 1171 miles | 1017 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco | Sun 3:20 AM | 3455 km | 2147 miles | 1866 nm |  NE |
| Midway | Sun 12:20 AM | 3485 km | 2165 miles | 1881 nm | WNW |
| Los Angeles | Sun 3:20 AM | 3531 km | 2194 miles | 1907 nm | NE |
| Papeete | Sun 1:20 AM | 3629 km | 2255 miles | 1960 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Sat 11:20 PM | 3679 km | 2286 miles | 1987 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 12:20 AM | 3839 km | 2385 miles | 2073 nm | SW |
| Las Vegas | Sun 3:20 AM | 3890 km | 2417 miles | 2100 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 4:20 AM | 3966 km | 2464 miles | 2141 nm |  ENE |
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