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 20, 2011 at 17:38:00 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: 27%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 17:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 150° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.46 meters/second, 1610.9 km/hour, 1000.9 miles/hour or 869.8 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' 29.3" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.7" | 0.26 mi | south | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 13.9" | 1000.86 mi | west | 0° 13' 39.2" | 15.64 mi | south | 1000.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 33' 42.2" | 867.84 mi | east | 5° 23' 45.8" | 370.82 mi | south | 940.65 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Mon 7:38 AM | 932 km | 579 miles | 503 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Sun 7:38 AM | 1619 km | 1006 miles | 874 nm |  S |
| Rarotonga | Sun 7:38 AM | 2264 km | 1407 miles | 1223 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 6:38 AM | 2408 km | 1496 miles | 1300 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Sun 7:38 AM | 2638 km | 1639 miles | 1424 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Sun 6:38 AM | 2771 km | 1722 miles | 1496 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Sun 7:38 AM | 2800 km | 1740 miles | 1512 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Sun 5:38 AM | 2918 km | 1813 miles | 1576 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Sun 9:38 AM | 3280 km | 2038 miles | 1771 nm |  SE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 6:38 AM | 3355 km | 2085 miles | 1811 nm | SW |
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