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 22:28:00 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: 7%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 22:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 06' | South |
| Longitude: | 174° 23' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.41 meters/second, 1607.1 km/hour, 998.6 miles/hour or 867.7 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' 32.8" | 16.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 46.4" | 998.55 mi | west | 0° 11' 15.4" | 12.90 mi | north | 998.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 349° 16' 42.5" | 736.01 mi | west | 4° 34' 49.6" | 314.76 mi | north | 803.12 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 |
|---|
| Funafuti | Tue 10:28 AM | 556 km | 345 miles | 300 nm |  ESE |
| Tarawa | Tue 10:28 AM | 954 km | 593 miles | 515 nm |  N |
| Yaren | Tue 10:28 AM | 1101 km | 684 miles | 595 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Mon 10:28 AM | 1296 km | 805 miles | 700 nm |  NE |
| Suva | Tue 10:28 AM | 1298 km | 806 miles | 701 nm |  SSE |
| Port Vila | Tue 9:28 AM | 1349 km | 838 miles | 728 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 11:28 AM | 1605 km | 997 miles | 866 nm |  E |
| Honiara | Tue 9:28 AM | 1610 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Tue 10:28 AM | 1614 km | 1003 miles | 872 nm |  NNW |
| Apia * | Tue 12:28 PM | 1688 km | 1049 miles | 912 nm | ESE |
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