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, November 11, 2011 at 11:38:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 11, 2011 at 11:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.63 meters/second, 1510.7 km/hour, 938.7 miles/hour or 815.7 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | north | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 40.8" | 938.39 mi | west | 0° 04' 35.10" | 5.27 mi | north | 938.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 54' 45.4" | 770.43 mi | east | 1° 22' 38.8" | 94.78 mi | north | 772.67 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Fri 12:38 AM | 980 km | 609 miles | 529 nm |  NNW |
| Honolulu | Fri 1:38 AM | 1477 km | 918 miles | 798 nm |  E |
| Wake Island | Fri 11:38 PM | 2232 km | 1387 miles | 1205 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Thu 11:38 PM | 2331 km | 1448 miles | 1259 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Fri 11:38 PM | 2353 km | 1462 miles | 1270 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 1:38 AM | 2637 km | 1639 miles | 1424 nm |  SE |
| Tarawa | Fri 11:38 PM | 2690 km | 1672 miles | 1453 nm | SW |
| Yaren | Fri 11:38 PM | 3288 km | 2043 miles | 1776 nm | SW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 12:38 AM | 3340 km | 2075 miles | 1803 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Fri 11:38 PM | 3382 km | 2101 miles | 1826 nm | SSW |
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