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, March 10, 2012 at 13:48:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 25' | South |
| Longitude: | 178° 32' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.93 meters/second, 1576.5 km/hour, 979.6 miles/hour or 851.3 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' 26.7" | 16.33 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.33 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 40.10" | 979.46 mi | west | 0° 12' 01.4" | 13.78 mi | south | 979.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 32' 31.1" | 918.26 mi | east | 4° 24' 43.6" | 303.34 mi | south | 959.40 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 |
|---|
| Mata-Utu | Sun 1:48 AM | 330 km | 205 miles | 178 nm |  SE |
| Funafuti | Sun 1:48 AM | 405 km | 252 miles | 219 nm |  NW |
| Apia * | Sun 3:48 AM | 781 km | 485 miles | 422 nm |  ESE |
| Lautoka | Sun 1:48 AM | 809 km | 503 miles | 437 nm |  SSW |
| Suva | Sun 1:48 AM | 812 km | 504 miles | 438 nm | SSW |
| Nadi | Sun 1:48 AM | 830 km | 516 miles | 448 nm | SSW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 2:48 AM | 831 km | 516 miles | 448 nm |  ENE |
| Pago Pago | Sat 2:48 AM | 906 km | 563 miles | 489 nm | ESE |
| Neiafu | Sun 2:48 AM | 937 km | 582 miles | 506 nm |  SSE |
| Nukualofa | Sun 2:48 AM | 1132 km | 703 miles | 611 nm | SSE |
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