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 Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 12:56:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 12:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.99 meters/second, 1490.4 km/hour, 926.1 miles/hour or 804.7 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' 29.1" | 15.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 13.0" | 925.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 41.3" | 0.79 mi | south | 925.81 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 20' 29.4" | 788.75 mi | east | 0° 48' 09.7" | 55.24 mi | south | 792.94 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 2:56 AM | 931 km | 579 miles | 503 nm |  E |
| Midway | Sun 1:56 AM | 1238 km | 769 miles | 668 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 2:56 AM | 2504 km | 1556 miles | 1352 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Sun 12:56 AM | 2685 km | 1668 miles | 1450 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Mon 12:56 AM | 2784 km | 1730 miles | 1503 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Mon 12:56 AM | 2910 km | 1808 miles | 1571 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Mon 12:56 AM | 3200 km | 1988 miles | 1728 nm |  SW |
| Adak | Sun 2:56 AM | 3365 km | 2091 miles | 1817 nm |  NNW |
| Unalaska | Sun 3:56 AM | 3477 km | 2161 miles | 1877 nm |  N |
| Fakaofo | Sun 1:56 AM | 3561 km | 2213 miles | 1923 nm |  S |
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