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 13:48:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 179° 20' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.02 meters/second, 1490.5 km/hour, 926.1 miles/hour or 804.8 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' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.44 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 12.4" | 925.82 mi | west | 0° 00' 47.2" | 0.90 mi | south | 925.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 20' 33.4" | 788.88 mi | east | 0° 50' 32.4" | 57.96 mi | south | 793.36 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 | Sun 2:48 AM | 661 km | 411 miles | 357 nm | NNE |
| Wake Island | Mon 1:48 AM | 1501 km | 933 miles | 811 nm | WSW |
| Majuro | Mon 1:48 AM | 1980 km | 1231 miles | 1069 nm | SSW |
| Honolulu | Sun 3:48 AM | 2221 km | 1380 miles | 1199 nm | E |
| Tarawa | Mon 1:48 AM | 2477 km | 1539 miles | 1338 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Sun 1:48 AM | 2489 km | 1547 miles | 1344 nm | S |
| Yaren | Mon 1:48 AM | 2954 km | 1836 miles | 1595 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Mon 12:48 AM | 2967 km | 1844 miles | 1602 nm | WSW |
| Adak | Sun 3:48 AM | 3266 km | 2029 miles | 1763 nm | N |
| Kiritimati | Mon 3:48 AM | 3298 km | 2049 miles | 1781 nm | SE |
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