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, April 2, 2012 at 06:26:00 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: 74%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, April 2, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 154° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.41 meters/second, 1574.7 km/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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" | 16.31 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.31 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 51.4" | 978.33 mi | west | 0° 10' 21.1" | 11.86 mi | south | 978.74 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 05' 07.4" | 815.58 mi | east | 4° 29' 06.1" | 308.28 mi | south | 877.82 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 8:26 PM | 1011 km | 628 miles | 546 nm |  NNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 8:26 PM | 1236 km | 768 miles | 667 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Sun 6:26 PM | 2779 km | 1727 miles | 1501 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sun 7:26 PM | 2918 km | 1813 miles | 1575 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 7:26 PM | 3054 km | 1898 miles | 1649 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Sun 8:26 PM | 3391 km | 2107 miles | 1831 nm |  S |
| Apia | Mon 7:26 PM | 3491 km | 2169 miles | 1885 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Mon 6:26 PM | 3724 km | 2314 miles | 2011 nm | SW |
| Tarawa | Mon 6:26 PM | 3780 km | 2349 miles | 2041 nm | WSW |
| Majuro | Mon 6:26 PM | 3793 km | 2357 miles | 2048 nm |  W |
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