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, November 12, 2011 at 12:46:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 12:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.12 meters/second, 1494.4 km/hour, 928.6 miles/hour or 806.9 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' 29.7" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 43.9" | 928.28 mi | west | 0° 02' 00.9" | 2.31 mi | north | 928.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 13' 10.2" | 782.61 mi | east | 0° 17' 45.3" | 20.36 mi | north | 782.05 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 | Sat 1:46 AM | 667 km | 415 miles | 360 nm |  N |
| Wake Island | Sun 12:46 AM | 1776 km | 1103 miles | 959 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Sat 2:46 AM | 1938 km | 1204 miles | 1047 nm |  E |
| Majuro | Sun 12:46 AM | 2122 km | 1319 miles | 1146 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Sat 12:46 AM | 2438 km | 1515 miles | 1316 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sun 12:46 AM | 2564 km | 1593 miles | 1385 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 2:46 AM | 3068 km | 1907 miles | 1657 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Sun 12:46 AM | 3090 km | 1920 miles | 1669 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Sat 11:46 PM | 3196 km | 1986 miles | 1726 nm |  WSW |
| Adak | Sat 2:46 AM | 3289 km | 2044 miles | 1776 nm | N |
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