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 11:22:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 40' | South |
| Longitude: | 170° 58' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.97 meters/second, 1486.7 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' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 51.6" | 923.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 50.9" | 0.97 mi | south | 923.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 08' 05.4" | 973.03 mi | east | 0° 24' 32.9" | 28.15 mi | north | 974.80 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 |
|---|
| Alofi | Mon 12:22 AM | 310 km | 193 miles | 167 nm |  NNE |
| Nukualofa | Tue 12:22 AM | 444 km | 276 miles | 240 nm |  W |
| Pago Pago | Mon 12:22 AM | 820 km | 509 miles | 443 nm |  N |
| Apia | Tue 12:22 AM | 872 km | 542 miles | 471 nm | N |
| Rarotonga | Mon 1:22 AM | 1160 km | 721 miles | 626 nm |  E |
| Suva | Mon 11:22 PM | 1178 km | 732 miles | 636 nm |  WNW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 12:22 AM | 1362 km | 846 miles | 735 nm | N |
| Funafuti | Mon 11:22 PM | 1796 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm |  NW |
| Auckland | Mon 11:22 PM | 2175 km | 1352 miles | 1175 nm |  SW |
| Port Vila | Mon 10:22 PM | 2214 km | 1376 miles | 1195 nm | W |
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