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 16:08:00 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 16:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 152° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.30 meters/second, 1502.3 km/hour, 933.5 miles/hour or 811.2 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' 30.4" | 15.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 26.6" | 933.16 mi | west | 0° 03' 37.2" | 4.15 mi | north | 932.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 59' 13.3" | 771.13 mi | east | 0° 58' 03.0" | 66.57 mi | north | 771.40 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Sun 2:08 AM | 997 km | 619 miles | 538 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 2:08 AM | 1211 km | 752 miles | 654 nm | SW |
| Wake Island | Sun 4:08 AM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Sun 3:08 AM | 1739 km | 1081 miles | 939 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Sun 1:08 AM | 1974 km | 1226 miles | 1066 nm |  NW |
| Kawasaki | Sun 1:08 AM | 1977 km | 1228 miles | 1067 nm | NW |
| Tokyo | Sun 1:08 AM | 1991 km | 1237 miles | 1075 nm | NW |
| Nagoya | Sun 1:08 AM | 2130 km | 1324 miles | 1150 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Sun 1:08 AM | 2196 km | 1365 miles | 1186 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Sun 1:08 AM | 2201 km | 1367 miles | 1188 nm | NW |
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