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 28, 2012 at 02:22:00 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: 42%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, May 28, 2012 at 02:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 133° 31' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.58 meters/second, 1604.1 km/hour, 996.7 miles/hour or 866.1 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' 31.3" | 16.61 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.61 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 25.6" | 996.67 mi | west | 0° 11' 32.7" | 13.22 mi | south | 996.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 29' 40.7" | 788.81 mi | east | 4° 48' 22.2" | 330.27 mi | south | 858.18 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 | Mon 4:22 PM | 2708 km | 1682 miles | 1462 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Sun 4:22 PM | 3044 km | 1892 miles | 1644 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Sun 4:22 PM | 3260 km | 2026 miles | 1760 nm |  SSW |
| Los Angeles * | Sun 7:22 PM | 3357 km | 2086 miles | 1813 nm |  NNE |
| Hermosillo | Sun 7:22 PM | 3381 km | 2101 miles | 1825 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco * | Sun 7:22 PM | 3561 km | 2213 miles | 1923 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Sun 6:22 PM | 3594 km | 2233 miles | 1941 nm |  S |
| Phoenix | Sun 7:22 PM | 3647 km | 2266 miles | 1969 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas * | Sun 7:22 PM | 3705 km | 2302 miles | 2000 nm | NNE |
| Mexico City * | Sun 9:22 PM | 3951 km | 2455 miles | 2133 nm |  ENE |
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