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 Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 08:22:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 08:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 165° 17' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.72 meters/second, 1550.6 km/hour, 963.5 miles/hour or 837.3 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' 29.8" | 16.06 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.4" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.06 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 51.4" | 963.32 mi | west | 0° 08' 25.2" | 9.65 mi | south | 963.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 03' 11.7" | 800.95 mi | east | 3° 46' 47.0" | 259.87 mi | south | 848.74 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Sun 8:22 PM | 375 km | 233 miles | 203 nm |  NNE |
| Majuro | Sun 8:22 PM | 1187 km | 738 miles | 641 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Sun 7:22 PM | 1282 km | 797 miles | 692 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Sun 8:22 PM | 1837 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Sun 8:22 PM | 1855 km | 1152 miles | 1001 nm |  S |
| Midway | Sat 9:22 PM | 2228 km | 1384 miles | 1203 nm |  NE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 6:22 PM | 2228 km | 1384 miles | 1203 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Sat 8:22 PM | 2670 km | 1659 miles | 1442 nm |  SE |
| Honiara | Sun 7:22 PM | 2890 km | 1796 miles | 1560 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Sun 8:22 PM | 3132 km | 1946 miles | 1691 nm | SSE |
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