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 14:06:00 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 14:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 17' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.97 meters/second, 1493.9 km/hour, 928.3 miles/hour or 806.6 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" | 15.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.04 mi | north | 15.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 41.7" | 927.94 mi | west | 0° 01' 52.1" | 2.14 mi | north | 927.84 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 13' 51.3" | 783.09 mi | east | 0° 14' 10.3" | 16.25 mi | north | 782.60 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Sun 2:06 AM | 425 km | 264 miles | 230 nm |  SE |
| Palikir | Sun 1:06 AM | 1815 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sun 2:06 AM | 1840 km | 1143 miles | 993 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Sat 3:06 AM | 1977 km | 1229 miles | 1068 nm |  ENE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 12:06 AM | 2266 km | 1408 miles | 1224 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 2:06 AM | 2501 km | 1554 miles | 1351 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Sun 2:06 AM | 2542 km | 1580 miles | 1373 nm |  S |
| Tokyo | Sat 11:06 PM | 2792 km | 1735 miles | 1507 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sat 2:06 AM | 3226 km | 2005 miles | 1742 nm | SE |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Sun 1:06 AM | 3342 km | 2077 miles | 1805 nm |  NNW |
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