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 8, 2012 at 13:20:00 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: 95%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 13:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 176° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.88 meters/second, 1526.0 km/hour, 948.2 miles/hour or 823.9 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' 23.7" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | south | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 44.5" | 947.94 mi | west | 0° 08' 16.4" | 9.49 mi | south | 947.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 39' 39.5" | 965.40 mi | east | 2° 40' 00.4" | 183.44 mi | south | 975.20 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 |
|---|
| Neiafu | Mon 2:20 AM | 296 km | 184 miles | 160 nm |  ESE |
| Pangai | Mon 2:20 AM | 326 km | 202 miles | 176 nm |  SE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 2:20 AM | 394 km | 245 miles | 213 nm |  SSE |
| Mata-Utu | Mon 1:20 AM | 507 km | 315 miles | 273 nm |  N |
| Suva | Mon 1:20 AM | 522 km | 324 miles | 282 nm |  W |
| Lautoka | Mon 1:20 AM | 625 km | 388 miles | 337 nm | W |
| Nadi | Mon 1:20 AM | 628 km | 390 miles | 339 nm | W |
| Apia | Mon 2:20 AM | 687 km | 427 miles | 371 nm |  NE |
| Alofi | Sun 2:20 AM | 724 km | 450 miles | 391 nm | ESE |
| Pago Pago | Sun 2:20 AM | 751 km | 466 miles | 405 nm |  ENE |
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