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 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 09:22:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 09:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 152° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.83 meters/second, 1605.0 km/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.1" | 0.25 mi | south | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 01.1" | 997.22 mi | west | 0° 13' 05.0" | 14.99 mi | south | 997.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 27' 22.8" | 857.64 mi | east | 5° 23' 05.8" | 370.02 mi | south | 936.49 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 | Wed 11:22 PM | 662 km | 411 miles | 357 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Tue 11:22 PM | 1832 km | 1138 miles | 989 nm |  NNW |
| Papeete | Tue 11:22 PM | 2576 km | 1601 miles | 1391 nm |  S |
| Fakaofo | Wed 10:22 PM | 2641 km | 1641 miles | 1426 nm | SW |
| Baker Island | Tue 9:22 PM | 2715 km | 1687 miles | 1466 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Wed 11:22 PM | 3011 km | 1871 miles | 1626 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 11:22 PM | 3064 km | 1904 miles | 1654 nm |  SSW |
| Alofi | Tue 10:22 PM | 3316 km | 2060 miles | 1790 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Wed 9:22 PM | 3490 km | 2168 miles | 1884 nm | WSW |
| Midway | Tue 10:22 PM | 3620 km | 2250 miles | 1955 nm |  NW |
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