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 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 15:10:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 15:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 173° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.40 meters/second, 1488.3 km/hour, 924.8 miles/hour or 803.6 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' 23.4" | 15.41 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.41 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 23' 22.8" | 924.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 49.2" | 0.94 mi | south | 924.46 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 25' 52.5" | 927.18 mi | east | 0° 21' 45.3" | 24.95 mi | north | 928.67 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 |
|---|
| Nukualofa | Wed 4:10 AM | 179 km | 112 miles | 97 nm |  WNW |
| Alofi | Tue 4:10 AM | 490 km | 304 miles | 264 nm |  NE |
| Pago Pago | Tue 4:10 AM | 886 km | 551 miles | 478 nm |  NNE |
| Apia | Wed 4:10 AM | 900 km | 559 miles | 486 nm | NNE |
| Suva | Wed 3:10 AM | 925 km | 575 miles | 499 nm | WNW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 4:10 AM | 1396 km | 867 miles | 754 nm |  N |
| Rarotonga | Tue 5:10 AM | 1435 km | 892 miles | 775 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Wed 3:10 AM | 1656 km | 1029 miles | 894 nm |  NNW |
| Port Vila | Wed 2:10 AM | 1944 km | 1208 miles | 1050 nm |  W |
| Auckland | Wed 3:10 AM | 2013 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm |  SSW |
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