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 24, 2012 at 00:54:00 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: 6%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 00:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 02' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.08 meters/second, 1508.7 km/hour, 937.5 miles/hour or 814.6 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' 30.8" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.9" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 51.9" | 937.18 mi | west | 0° 02' 50.7" | 3.26 mi | north | 937.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 45' 09.3" | 758.94 mi | east | 0° 40' 49.5" | 46.82 mi | north | 758.64 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 | Mon 2:54 PM | 683 km | 424 miles | 369 nm |  E |
| Midway | Mon 1:54 PM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 2:54 PM | 2257 km | 1402 miles | 1218 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Mon 12:54 PM | 2652 km | 1648 miles | 1432 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Tue 12:54 PM | 3026 km | 1880 miles | 1634 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Tue 12:54 PM | 3040 km | 1889 miles | 1642 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Tue 12:54 PM | 3274 km | 2034 miles | 1768 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 1:54 PM | 3445 km | 2141 miles | 1860 nm | SSW |
| Adak * | Mon 3:54 PM | 3581 km | 2225 miles | 1934 nm |  NNW |
| Unalaska * | Mon 4:54 PM | 3647 km | 2266 miles | 1969 nm |  N |
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