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 10:54:00 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 10:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 164° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.99 meters/second, 1486.8 km/hour, 923.8 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' 51.5" | 923.57 mi | west | 0° 00' 55.5" | 1.06 mi | south | 923.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 08' 28.1" | 973.48 mi | east | 0° 22' 44.7" | 26.08 mi | north | 975.10 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 12:54 AM | 467 km | 290 miles | 252 nm |  E |
| Alofi | Sun 11:54 PM | 658 km | 409 miles | 355 nm |  WNW |
| Nukualofa | Mon 11:54 PM | 1136 km | 706 miles | 613 nm |  W |
| Apia | Mon 11:54 PM | 1177 km | 731 miles | 635 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 11:54 PM | 1552 km | 964 miles | 838 nm |  NNW |
| Papeete | Mon 12:54 AM | 1607 km | 998 miles | 868 nm |  ENE |
| Suva | Mon 10:54 PM | 1854 km | 1152 miles | 1001 nm | W |
| Funafuti | Mon 10:54 PM | 2292 km | 1424 miles | 1238 nm | NW |
| Auckland | Mon 10:54 PM | 2633 km | 1636 miles | 1422 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 12:54 AM | 2710 km | 1684 miles | 1463 nm |  NNE |
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