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 13:06:00 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 13:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.78 meters/second, 1489.6 km/hour, 925.6 miles/hour or 804.3 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' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 56.5" | 925.30 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | south | 925.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 29' 10.10" | 797.85 mi | east | 0° 32' 15.5" | 37.00 mi | south | 800.25 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 1:06 AM | 721 km | 448 miles | 389 nm |  ESE |
| Palikir | Sun 12:06 AM | 1751 km | 1088 miles | 945 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 11:06 PM | 1958 km | 1217 miles | 1057 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Sun 1:06 AM | 2046 km | 1271 miles | 1105 nm |  SE |
| Midway | Sat 2:06 AM | 2295 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm |  ENE |
| Yokohama | Sat 10:06 PM | 2487 km | 1545 miles | 1343 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Sat 10:06 PM | 2497 km | 1551 miles | 1348 nm | NW |
| Yaren | Sun 1:06 AM | 2643 km | 1642 miles | 1427 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Sun 1:06 AM | 2693 km | 1674 miles | 1454 nm | SSE |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Sun 12:06 AM | 3148 km | 1956 miles | 1700 nm |  NNW |
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