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 Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 13:26:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 13:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 168° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.84 meters/second, 1504.2 km/hour, 934.7 miles/hour or 812.2 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' 30.6" | 15.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 33.1" | 934.37 mi | west | 0° 03' 53.6" | 4.46 mi | north | 934.18 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 56' 58.3" | 769.63 mi | east | 1° 04' 53.2" | 74.41 mi | north | 770.33 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 | Sat 3:26 AM | 1097 km | 682 miles | 592 nm |  E |
| Midway | Sat 2:26 AM | 1174 km | 730 miles | 634 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 3:26 AM | 2477 km | 1539 miles | 1337 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Sat 1:26 AM | 2507 km | 1557 miles | 1353 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 1:26 AM | 2610 km | 1622 miles | 1409 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Sun 1:26 AM | 2700 km | 1678 miles | 1458 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 1:26 AM | 2993 km | 1860 miles | 1616 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 2:26 AM | 3420 km | 2125 miles | 1847 nm |  S |
| Adak * | Sat 4:26 AM | 3452 km | 2145 miles | 1864 nm |  N |
| Funafuti | Sun 1:26 AM | 3577 km | 2223 miles | 1931 nm | SSW |
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