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 Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 18:32:00 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: 42%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 18:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 177° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.68 meters/second, 1500.0 km/hour, 932.1 miles/hour or 810.0 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' 26.2" | 15.54 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.54 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 15.1" | 931.86 mi | west | 0° 03' 54.7" | 4.49 mi | north | 932.07 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 11' 05.5" | 851.05 mi | east | 2° 06' 12.6" | 144.71 mi | north | 868.99 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 |
|---|
| Nukualofa | Fri 7:32 AM | 196 km | 122 miles | 106 nm |  E |
| Pangai | Fri 7:32 AM | 319 km | 198 miles | 172 nm |  ENE |
| Neiafu | Fri 7:32 AM | 423 km | 263 miles | 229 nm |  NE |
| Suva | Fri 6:32 AM | 573 km | 356 miles | 310 nm |  NW |
| Nadi | Fri 6:32 AM | 683 km | 424 miles | 369 nm |  WNW |
| Lautoka | Fri 6:32 AM | 691 km | 429 miles | 373 nm | WNW |
| Alofi | Thu 7:32 AM | 784 km | 487 miles | 423 nm | ENE |
| Apia * | Fri 8:32 AM | 983 km | 611 miles | 531 nm | NE |
| Pago Pago | Thu 7:32 AM | 1015 km | 631 miles | 548 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Fri 7:32 AM | 1442 km | 896 miles | 779 nm |  NNE |
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