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 10:44:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 10:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 161° 52' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.00 meters/second, 1486.8 km/hour, 923.9 miles/hour or 802.8 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' 51.3" | 923.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 57.1" | 1.09 mi | south | 923.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 08' 35.8" | 973.64 mi | east | 0° 22' 06.0" | 25.35 mi | north | 975.20 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 12:44 AM | 221 km | 138 miles | 120 nm |  ENE |
| Alofi | Sun 11:44 PM | 889 km | 552 miles | 480 nm |  WNW |
| Apia | Mon 11:44 PM | 1361 km | 846 miles | 735 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Mon 12:44 AM | 1368 km | 850 miles | 739 nm | ENE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 11:44 PM | 1384 km | 860 miles | 747 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Mon 11:44 PM | 1690 km | 1050 miles | 913 nm | NW |
| Suva | Mon 10:44 PM | 2099 km | 1304 miles | 1133 nm | W |
| Funafuti | Mon 10:44 PM | 2495 km | 1551 miles | 1347 nm | WNW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 12:44 AM | 2649 km | 1646 miles | 1430 nm |  N |
| Auckland | Mon 10:44 PM | 2814 km | 1749 miles | 1520 nm |  SW |
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