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, June 3, 2012 at 10:44:00 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: 98%

Previous phase	First Quarter	Monday, May 28, 2012 at 8:16 PM
Next phase	Full Moon	Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 10:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 28'	South
Longitude:	177° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.56 meters/second, 1499.6 km/hour, 931.8 miles/hour or 809.7 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' 22.3"	15.53 mi	west	0° 00' 04.9"	0.09 mi	south	15.53 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 19.8"	931.54 mi	west	0° 04' 48.9"	5.52 mi	south	931.31 mi
24 hours	15° 11' 59.8"	985.16 mi	east	1° 11' 44.2"	82.26 mi	south	984.69 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
Nukualofa	Sun 11:44 PM	207 km	129 miles	112 nm	ESE
Suva	Sun 10:44 PM	540 km	335 miles	291 nm	WNW
Nadi	Sun 10:44 PM	651 km	405 miles	352 nm	WNW
Lautoka	Sun 10:44 PM	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	WNW
Alofi	Sat 11:44 PM	765 km	475 miles	413 nm	E
Apia	Sun 11:44 PM	925 km	575 miles	499 nm	NE
Pago Pago	Sat 11:44 PM	963 km	598 miles	520 nm	NE
Fakaofo	Sun 11:44 PM	1378 km	856 miles	744 nm	NNE
Funafuti	Sun 10:44 PM	1381 km	858 miles	746 nm	NNW
Port Vila	Sun 9:44 PM	1567 km	974 miles	846 nm	W