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 12:58:00 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 12:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 14' | North |
| Longitude: | 179° 29' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.09 meters/second, 1494.3 km/hour, 928.5 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' 02.0" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 43.6" | 928.22 mi | west | 0° 01' 59.6" | 2.29 mi | north | 928.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 13' 16.6" | 782.68 mi | east | 0° 17' 13.1" | 19.75 mi | north | 782.13 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 1:58 AM | 695 km | 432 miles | 375 nm |  NNE |
| Wake Island | Sun 12:58 AM | 1480 km | 920 miles | 799 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Sun 12:58 AM | 1946 km | 1209 miles | 1051 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Sat 2:58 AM | 2237 km | 1390 miles | 1208 nm |  E |
| Tarawa | Sun 12:58 AM | 2443 km | 1518 miles | 1319 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Sat 12:58 AM | 2460 km | 1529 miles | 1329 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Sun 12:58 AM | 2920 km | 1814 miles | 1577 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Sat 11:58 PM | 2938 km | 1825 miles | 1586 nm |  WSW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 2:58 AM | 3290 km | 2044 miles | 1776 nm |  SE |
| Adak | Sat 2:58 AM | 3297 km | 2049 miles | 1780 nm |  N |
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