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 12:48:00 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 12:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 177° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.11 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" | 928.27 mi | west | 0° 02' 00.6" | 2.31 mi | north | 928.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 13' 11.4" | 782.62 mi | east | 0° 17' 39.9" | 20.26 mi | north | 782.06 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 1:48 AM | 663 km | 412 miles | 358 nm |  N |
| Wake Island | Sun 12:48 AM | 1726 km | 1073 miles | 932 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Sat 2:48 AM | 1988 km | 1235 miles | 1073 nm |  E |
| Majuro | Sun 12:48 AM | 2091 km | 1299 miles | 1129 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Sat 12:48 AM | 2439 km | 1516 miles | 1317 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sun 12:48 AM | 2542 km | 1579 miles | 1373 nm |  SSW |
| Yaren | Sun 12:48 AM | 3060 km | 1902 miles | 1652 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 2:48 AM | 3104 km | 1929 miles | 1676 nm |  SE |
| Palikir | Sat 11:48 PM | 3152 km | 1959 miles | 1702 nm |  WSW |
| Adak | Sat 2:48 AM | 3289 km | 2044 miles | 1776 nm | N |
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