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 16, 2012 at 19:18:00 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: 18%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, April 16, 2012 at 19:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 05' | South |
| Longitude: | 158° 11' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.09 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 33.4" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 32.1" | 1004.57 mi | west | 0° 11' 20.4" | 12.99 mi | north | 1004.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 27' 44.4" | 721.91 mi | east | 4° 32' 58.3" | 312.62 mi | north | 787.86 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Tue 9:18 AM | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm |  N |
| Fakaofo | Tue 8:18 AM | 1556 km | 967 miles | 840 nm |  WSW |
| Papeete | Mon 9:18 AM | 1760 km | 1094 miles | 950 nm |  SSE |
| Apia | Tue 8:18 AM | 1841 km | 1144 miles | 994 nm |  SW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 9:18 AM | 1905 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Mon 7:18 AM | 2089 km | 1298 miles | 1128 nm |  WNW |
| Alofi | Mon 8:18 AM | 2090 km | 1299 miles | 1128 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Tue 7:18 AM | 2547 km | 1583 miles | 1375 nm | WSW |
| Nukualofa | Tue 8:18 AM | 2635 km | 1638 miles | 1423 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Mon 9:18 AM | 2809 km | 1746 miles | 1517 nm | N |
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