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 15:26:00 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: 89%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 15:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 162° 33' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.43 meters/second, 1502.8 km/hour, 933.8 miles/hour or 811.4 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' 30.4" | 15.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 28.4" | 933.47 mi | west | 0° 03' 41.4" | 4.23 mi | north | 933.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 58' 38.8" | 770.75 mi | east | 0° 59' 49.7" | 68.61 mi | north | 771.12 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 | Sun 3:26 AM | 496 km | 308 miles | 268 nm |  ESE |
| Palikir | Sun 2:26 AM | 1687 km | 1048 miles | 911 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sun 3:26 AM | 1846 km | 1147 miles | 997 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 1:26 AM | 2088 km | 1298 miles | 1128 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 4:26 AM | 2155 km | 1339 miles | 1164 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Sun 3:26 AM | 2490 km | 1547 miles | 1344 nm | SSE |
| Tarawa | Sun 3:26 AM | 2500 km | 1553 miles | 1350 nm | SSE |
| Tokyo | Sun 12:26 AM | 2717 km | 1689 miles | 1467 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sat 3:26 AM | 3282 km | 2040 miles | 1772 nm |  SE |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Sun 2:26 AM | 3336 km | 2073 miles | 1801 nm |  NNW |
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