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 24, 2012 at 02:42:00 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: 2%

Previous phase	New Moon	Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Next phase	First Quarter	Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 02:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 25'	North
Longitude:	154° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.37 meters/second, 1588.9 km/hour, 987.3 miles/hour or 858.0 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' 33.5"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.18 mi	north	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 32.7"	987.21 mi	west	0° 09' 38.5"	11.05 mi	north	986.99 mi
24 hours	10° 41' 48.6"	725.36 mi	east	3° 35' 49.1"	247.29 mi	north	761.55 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
Kolonia	Sat 1:42 PM	619 km	384 miles	334 nm	SE
Palikir	Sat 1:42 PM	620 km	385 miles	335 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 12:42 PM	1117 km	694 miles	603 nm	WNW
Wake Island	Sat 2:42 PM	1539 km	956 miles	831 nm	NE
Majuro	Sat 2:42 PM	1861 km	1156 miles	1005 nm	ESE
Yaren	Sat 2:42 PM	1882 km	1169 miles	1016 nm	SE
Jayapura	Sat 11:42 AM	2196 km	1364 miles	1186 nm	SW
Melekeok	Sat 11:42 AM	2258 km	1403 miles	1219 nm	W
Tarawa	Sat 2:42 PM	2294 km	1425 miles	1239 nm	ESE
Honiara	Sat 1:42 PM	2375 km	1476 miles	1283 nm	SSE