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 12:12:00 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 12:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 41' | South |
| Longitude: | 177° 04' | 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' 52.1" | 923.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 42.6" | 0.82 mi | south | 923.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 344° 52' 36.3" | 972.20 mi | west | 0° 27' 45.7" | 31.84 mi | north | 974.26 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 12:12 AM | 418 km | 259 miles | 225 nm |  NNE |
| Nadi | Tue 12:12 AM | 431 km | 268 miles | 233 nm |  N |
| Lautoka | Tue 12:12 AM | 453 km | 282 miles | 245 nm | N |
| Nukualofa | Tue 1:12 AM | 804 km | 500 miles | 434 nm |  E |
| Port Vila | Mon 11:12 PM | 1016 km | 631 miles | 549 nm |  WNW |
| Noumea | Mon 11:12 PM | 1098 km | 682 miles | 593 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Mon 1:12 AM | 1389 km | 863 miles | 750 nm | E |
| Apia | Tue 1:12 AM | 1467 km | 912 miles | 792 nm |  NE |
| Funafuti | Tue 12:12 AM | 1475 km | 916 miles | 796 nm | N |
| Auckland | Tue 12:12 AM | 1696 km | 1054 miles | 916 nm |  S |
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