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 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 16:40:00 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: 69%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 16:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 20' | South |
| Longitude: | 179° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.29 meters/second, 1495.0 km/hour, 929.0 miles/hour or 807.2 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' 24.6" | 15.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 45.5" | 928.74 mi | west | 0° 02' 55.1" | 3.35 mi | north | 928.90 mi |
| 24 hours | 346° 15' 43.2" | 885.29 mi | west | 1° 45' 32.6" | 121.02 mi | north | 898.62 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 |
|---|
| Suva | Thu 4:40 AM | 364 km | 226 miles | 196 nm |  NNW |
| Nadi | Thu 4:40 AM | 434 km | 270 miles | 234 nm | NNW |
| Lautoka | Thu 4:40 AM | 452 km | 281 miles | 244 nm | NNW |
| Nukualofa | Thu 5:40 AM | 582 km | 362 miles | 314 nm |  E |
| Pangai | Thu 5:40 AM | 693 km | 431 miles | 374 nm |  ENE |
| Neiafu | Thu 5:40 AM | 773 km | 480 miles | 417 nm | ENE |
| Alofi | Wed 5:40 AM | 1165 km | 724 miles | 629 nm | E |
| Port Vila | Thu 3:40 AM | 1209 km | 751 miles | 653 nm |  WNW |
| Apia | Thu 5:40 AM | 1268 km | 788 miles | 685 nm |  NE |
| Noumea | Thu 3:40 AM | 1322 km | 821 miles | 714 nm |  W |
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