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, May 7, 2012 at 13:44:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, May 7, 2012 at 13:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 21' | South |
| Longitude: | 173° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.96 meters/second, 1490.3 km/hour, 926.0 miles/hour or 804.7 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' 21.10" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | south | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 00.5" | 925.74 mi | west | 0° 02' 37.1" | 3.00 mi | south | 925.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 344° 53' 50.9" | 973.11 mi | west | 0° 17' 51.2" | 20.47 mi | south | 972.33 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 |
|---|
| Nadi | Tue 1:44 AM | 548 km | 340 miles | 296 nm |  NE |
| Lautoka | Tue 1:44 AM | 566 km | 352 miles | 306 nm | NE |
| Suva | Tue 1:44 AM | 603 km | 375 miles | 326 nm | NE |
| Port Vila | Tue 12:44 AM | 698 km | 434 miles | 377 nm |  NW |
| Noumea | Tue 12:44 AM | 764 km | 475 miles | 413 nm |  W |
| Nukualofa | Tue 2:44 AM | 1145 km | 711 miles | 618 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Tue 1:44 AM | 1535 km | 954 miles | 829 nm |  NNE |
| Auckland | Tue 1:44 AM | 1721 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm |  S |
| Alofi | Mon 2:44 AM | 1723 km | 1070 miles | 930 nm | E |
| Apia | Tue 2:44 AM | 1744 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm |  ENE |
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