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 11:54:00 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 11:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 41' | South |
| Longitude: | 178° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.95 meters/second, 1486.6 km/hour, 923.7 miles/hour or 802.7 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' 21.8" | 15.40 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.40 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 21' 51.9" | 923.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 45.5" | 0.87 mi | south | 923.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 07' 38.9" | 972.50 mi | east | 0° 26' 36.3" | 30.51 mi | north | 974.46 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 | Tue 12:54 AM | 360 km | 224 miles | 194 nm |  E |
| Pangai | Tue 12:54 AM | 490 km | 305 miles | 265 nm |  ENE |
| Suva | Mon 11:54 PM | 499 km | 310 miles | 270 nm |  NW |
| Neiafu | Tue 12:54 AM | 589 km | 366 miles | 318 nm |  NE |
| Nadi | Mon 11:54 PM | 597 km | 371 miles | 322 nm | NW |
| Lautoka | Mon 11:54 PM | 610 km | 379 miles | 329 nm | NW |
| Alofi | Mon 12:54 AM | 954 km | 593 miles | 515 nm | ENE |
| Apia | Tue 12:54 AM | 1132 km | 703 miles | 611 nm | NE |
| Port Vila | Mon 10:54 PM | 1437 km | 893 miles | 776 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Mon 11:54 PM | 1475 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  N |
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