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.
June Solstice 2011
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Map notes
- The bright part of the map shows where the moon is over the horizon on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 17:16:00 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: 67%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 17:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 53' | South |
| Longitude: | 171° 10' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.26 meters/second, 1620.9 km/hour, 1007.2 miles/hour or 875.2 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' 34.7" | 16.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | north | 16.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 42.0" | 1007.19 mi | west | 0° 11' 54.3" | 13.63 mi | north | 1007.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 349° 58' 28.4" | 692.64 mi | west | 4° 45' 05.6" | 326.49 mi | north | 766.32 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 |
|---|
| Tarawa | Wed 5:16 AM | 518 km | 322 miles | 280 nm |  NNE |
| Yaren | Wed 5:16 AM | 540 km | 335 miles | 291 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Wed 5:16 AM | 1087 km | 676 miles | 587 nm |  SE |
| Majuro | Wed 5:16 AM | 1110 km | 690 miles | 599 nm |  N |
| Baker Island | Tue 5:16 AM | 1416 km | 880 miles | 765 nm |  ENE |
| Honiara | Wed 4:16 AM | 1436 km | 892 miles | 775 nm |  WSW |
| Port Vila | Wed 4:16 AM | 1672 km | 1039 miles | 903 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Wed 4:16 AM | 1806 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  NW |
| Suva | Wed 5:16 AM | 1863 km | 1158 miles | 1006 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 6:16 AM | 2075 km | 1289 miles | 1120 nm |  ESE |
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