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, December 10, 2011 at 10:48:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 10:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 02' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.83 meters/second, 1489.8 km/hour, 925.7 miles/hour or 804.4 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' 28.9" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.3" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 59.5" | 925.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 15.9" | 0.30 mi | north | 925.38 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 28' 33.3" | 797.23 mi | east | 0° 25' 48.4" | 29.60 mi | south | 799.01 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 | Sat 12:48 AM | 856 km | 532 miles | 462 nm |  E |
| Midway | Fri 11:48 PM | 1301 km | 808 miles | 702 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 12:48 AM | 2474 km | 1537 miles | 1336 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Fri 10:48 PM | 2719 km | 1690 miles | 1468 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Sat 10:48 PM | 2860 km | 1777 miles | 1544 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Sat 10:48 PM | 2975 km | 1849 miles | 1607 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 10:48 PM | 3257 km | 2024 miles | 1758 nm |  SW |
| Adak | Sat 12:48 AM | 3380 km | 2100 miles | 1825 nm |  NNW |
| Unalaska | Sat 1:48 AM | 3475 km | 2159 miles | 1877 nm |  N |
| Fakaofo | Fri 11:48 PM | 3575 km | 2222 miles | 1930 nm |  S |
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