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, June 4, 2012 at 10:12:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 10:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 154° 12' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.02 meters/second, 1486.9 km/hour, 923.9 miles/hour or 802.9 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' 21.8" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 51.2" | 923.65 mi | west | 0° 01' 02.5" | 1.19 mi | south | 923.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 09' 00.6" | 974.14 mi | east | 0° 20' 02.1" | 22.98 mi | north | 975.53 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 |
|---|
| Rarotonga | Mon 12:12 AM | 580 km | 360 miles | 313 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Mon 12:12 AM | 666 km | 414 miles | 360 nm |  NE |
| Alofi | Sun 11:12 PM | 1665 km | 1035 miles | 899 nm | W |
| Apia | Mon 11:12 PM | 2052 km | 1275 miles | 1108 nm |  WNW |
| Nukualofa | Mon 11:12 PM | 2176 km | 1352 miles | 1175 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Mon 11:12 PM | 2274 km | 1413 miles | 1228 nm |  NW |
| Adamstown | Mon 2:12 AM | 2490 km | 1547 miles | 1344 nm |  ESE |
| Kiritimati | Tue 12:12 AM | 2624 km | 1630 miles | 1417 nm |  N |
| Suva | Mon 10:12 PM | 2889 km | 1795 miles | 1560 nm | W |
| Funafuti | Mon 10:12 PM | 3198 km | 1987 miles | 1727 nm | WNW |
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