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, October 14, 2011 at 13:48:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 14, 2011 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 174° 41' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.77 meters/second, 1525.6 km/hour, 948.0 miles/hour or 823.8 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' 31.5" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 35.1" | 947.69 mi | west | 0° 06' 05.5" | 6.99 mi | north | 947.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 25' 46.2" | 754.93 mi | west | 2° 01' 10.6" | 138.94 mi | north | 762.84 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Sat 1:48 AM | 844 km | 524 miles | 455 nm |  W |
| Midway | Fri 2:48 AM | 1265 km | 786 miles | 683 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Sat 1:48 AM | 1410 km | 876 miles | 761 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 1:48 AM | 2001 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Sat 12:48 AM | 2259 km | 1404 miles | 1220 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Fri 1:48 AM | 2337 km | 1452 miles | 1262 nm |  SSE |
| Yaren | Sat 1:48 AM | 2366 km | 1470 miles | 1277 nm | SSW |
| Honolulu | Fri 3:48 AM | 2872 km | 1784 miles | 1551 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Sat 1:48 AM | 3131 km | 1946 miles | 1691 nm | S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 11:48 PM | 3258 km | 2025 miles | 1759 nm | W |
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