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, December 11, 2011 at 11:28:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 11:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 13' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.04 meters/second, 1494.1 km/hour, 928.4 miles/hour or 806.8 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' 28.6" | 15.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.5" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.47 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 42.1" | 928.13 mi | west | 0° 02' 37.0" | 3.00 mi | south | 928.28 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 29' 27.9" | 800.81 mi | east | 1° 34' 43.1" | 108.62 mi | south | 812.46 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 1:28 AM | 561 km | 349 miles | 303 nm |  E |
| Midway | Sun 12:28 AM | 1579 km | 981 miles | 852 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 1:28 AM | 2326 km | 1445 miles | 1256 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Sat 11:28 PM | 2817 km | 1750 miles | 1521 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Sun 11:28 PM | 3150 km | 1957 miles | 1701 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Sun 11:28 PM | 3205 km | 1991 miles | 1730 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 11:28 PM | 3444 km | 2140 miles | 1860 nm |  SW |
| Adak | Sun 1:28 AM | 3502 km | 2176 miles | 1891 nm |  NNW |
| Unalaska | Sun 2:28 AM | 3538 km | 2198 miles | 1910 nm |  N |
| Fakaofo | Sun 12:28 AM | 3588 km | 2229 miles | 1937 nm | SSW |
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