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 22, 2012 at 23:54:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 23:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 21' | North |
| Longitude: | 161° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.00 meters/second, 1526.4 km/hour, 948.5 miles/hour or 824.2 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' 31.6" | 15.81 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.1" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.81 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 36.1" | 948.22 mi | west | 0° 05' 09.2" | 5.91 mi | north | 947.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 30' 06.5" | 750.85 mi | east | 1° 38' 43.2" | 113.19 mi | north | 755.49 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 1:54 PM | 431 km | 268 miles | 232 nm |  ENE |
| Wailuku | Sun 1:54 PM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm | ENE |
| Hilo | Sun 1:54 PM | 666 km | 414 miles | 359 nm |  E |
| Midway | Sun 12:54 PM | 1897 km | 1179 miles | 1024 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 1:54 PM | 1984 km | 1233 miles | 1071 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Sun 11:54 AM | 2682 km | 1666 miles | 1448 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Mon 11:54 AM | 3253 km | 2021 miles | 1756 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Mon 11:54 AM | 3352 km | 2083 miles | 1810 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Mon 12:54 PM | 3354 km | 2084 miles | 1811 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Mon 11:54 AM | 3422 km | 2126 miles | 1848 nm | WSW |
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