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 17, 2012 at 22:58:00 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: 10%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 22:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 158° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.45 meters/second, 1621.6 km/hour, 1007.6 miles/hour or 875.6 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' 34.0" | 16.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 08.5" | 1007.62 mi | west | 0° 11' 18.0" | 12.94 mi | north | 1007.66 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 19' 12.1" | 713.75 mi | east | 4° 26' 37.0" | 305.34 mi | north | 775.15 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 |
|---|
| Palikir | Wed 9:58 AM | 641 km | 399 miles | 346 nm |  N |
| Kolonia | Wed 9:58 AM | 646 km | 401 miles | 349 nm | N |
| Arawa | Wed 8:58 AM | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  SSW |
| Yaren | Wed 10:58 AM | 916 km | 569 miles | 495 nm |  ESE |
| Honiara | Wed 9:58 AM | 1177 km | 732 miles | 636 nm |  S |
| Majuro | Wed 10:58 AM | 1522 km | 945 miles | 822 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Wed 10:58 AM | 1574 km | 978 miles | 850 nm |  E |
| Port Moresby | Wed 8:58 AM | 1747 km | 1085 miles | 943 nm |  SW |
| Jayapura | Wed 7:58 AM | 2061 km | 1281 miles | 1113 nm |  WSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 8:58 AM | 2067 km | 1284 miles | 1116 nm |  NW |
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