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 12:04:00 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 12:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 41' | South |
| Longitude: | 178° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 412.94 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' 52.0" | 923.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 44.0" | 0.84 mi | south | 923.43 mi |
| 24 hours | 344° 52' 29.6" | 972.33 mi | west | 0° 27' 14.8" | 31.25 mi | north | 974.35 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 |
|---|
| Suva | Tue 12:04 AM | 397 km | 247 miles | 214 nm |  N |
| Nadi | Tue 12:04 AM | 460 km | 286 miles | 248 nm |  NNW |
| Lautoka | Tue 12:04 AM | 479 km | 297 miles | 258 nm | NNW |
| Nukualofa | Tue 1:04 AM | 606 km | 377 miles | 327 nm |  E |
| Pangai | Tue 1:04 AM | 724 km | 450 miles | 391 nm |  ENE |
| Neiafu | Tue 1:04 AM | 808 km | 502 miles | 436 nm | ENE |
| Alofi | Mon 1:04 AM | 1195 km | 742 miles | 645 nm | ENE |
| Port Vila | Mon 11:04 PM | 1200 km | 746 miles | 648 nm |  WNW |
| Noumea | Mon 11:04 PM | 1296 km | 805 miles | 700 nm |  W |
| Apia | Tue 1:04 AM | 1309 km | 813 miles | 707 nm |  NE |
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