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 12:38:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 12:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 179° 54' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.19 meters/second, 1494.7 km/hour, 928.8 miles/hour or 807.1 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' 28.7" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 42.2" | 928.47 mi | west | 0° 02' 45.2" | 3.16 mi | south | 928.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 347° 30' 47.5" | 800.83 mi | west | 1° 37' 55.3" | 112.29 mi | south | 813.10 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 1:38 AM | 738 km | 458 miles | 398 nm |  NNE |
| Wake Island | Mon 12:38 AM | 1413 km | 878 miles | 763 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Mon 12:38 AM | 1893 km | 1176 miles | 1022 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Sun 2:38 AM | 2302 km | 1431 miles | 1243 nm |  E |
| Tarawa | Mon 12:38 AM | 2400 km | 1492 miles | 1296 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Sun 12:38 AM | 2448 km | 1521 miles | 1322 nm |  S |
| Yaren | Mon 12:38 AM | 2867 km | 1781 miles | 1548 nm | SSW |
| Palikir | Sun 11:38 PM | 2871 km | 1784 miles | 1550 nm |  WSW |
| Adak | Sun 2:38 AM | 3324 km | 2065 miles | 1795 nm |  N |
| Kiritimati | Mon 2:38 AM | 3325 km | 2066 miles | 1796 nm |  SE |
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