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 14:26:00 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 14:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 17' | North |
| Longitude: | 159° 15' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.93 meters/second, 1493.7 km/hour, 928.2 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' 41.0" | 927.86 mi | west | 0° 01' 50.0" | 2.10 mi | north | 927.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 14' 01.1" | 783.21 mi | east | 0° 13' 16.4" | 15.22 mi | north | 782.74 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 2:26 AM | 838 km | 521 miles | 453 nm |  ESE |
| Palikir | Sun 1:26 AM | 1705 km | 1059 miles | 921 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 12:26 AM | 1819 km | 1130 miles | 982 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Sun 2:26 AM | 2109 km | 1310 miles | 1139 nm |  SE |
| Yokohama | Sat 11:26 PM | 2398 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Sat 11:26 PM | 2409 km | 1497 miles | 1301 nm | NW |
| Midway | Sat 3:26 AM | 2439 km | 1516 miles | 1317 nm |  ENE |
| Nagoya | Sat 11:26 PM | 2598 km | 1614 miles | 1403 nm | NW |
| Yaren | Sun 2:26 AM | 2658 km | 1652 miles | 1435 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Sun 2:26 AM | 2747 km | 1707 miles | 1483 nm | SE |
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