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 Monday, March 19, 2012 at 19:32:00 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: 8%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 19:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 142° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.79 meters/second, 1604.8 km/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.5 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' 32.5" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 38.7" | 997.17 mi | west | 0° 11' 11.1" | 12.81 mi | north | 997.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 45' 45.4" | 737.92 mi | east | 4° 33' 46.9" | 313.57 mi | north | 804.68 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 |
|---|
| Taiohae | Mon 10:02 AM | 409 km | 254 miles | 221 nm |  ESE |
| Papeete | Mon 9:32 AM | 1308 km | 813 miles | 707 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 9:32 AM | 1912 km | 1188 miles | 1032 nm |  WNW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 9:32 AM | 2352 km | 1461 miles | 1270 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Mon 11:32 AM | 2363 km | 1468 miles | 1276 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 8:32 AM | 3119 km | 1938 miles | 1684 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Mon 8:32 AM | 3175 km | 1973 miles | 1715 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Tue 9:32 AM | 3223 km | 2003 miles | 1740 nm | WSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 9:32 AM | 3593 km | 2233 miles | 1940 nm |  NNW |
| Nukualofa | Tue 8:32 AM | 3772 km | 2344 miles | 2037 nm | WSW |
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