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 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 10:44:00 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 10:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 17' | South |
| Longitude: | 146° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.42 meters/second, 1491.9 km/hour, 927.0 miles/hour or 805.6 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' 22.5" | 15.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 40.1" | 926.79 mi | west | 0° 02' 54.6" | 3.34 mi | north | 926.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 36' 12.0" | 941.32 mi | east | 1° 49' 47.1" | 125.88 mi | north | 955.33 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 |
|---|
| Papeete | Tue 12:44 AM | 512 km | 318 miles | 277 nm |  NW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 12:44 AM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 731 nm |  W |
| Adamstown | Tue 2:44 AM | 1751 km | 1088 miles | 945 nm |  ESE |
| Alofi | Mon 11:44 PM | 2435 km | 1513 miles | 1315 nm | W |
| Apia | Tue 11:44 PM | 2780 km | 1728 miles | 1501 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 12:44 AM | 2810 km | 1746 miles | 1518 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 11:44 PM | 2938 km | 1826 miles | 1586 nm | WNW |
| Nukualofa | Tue 11:44 PM | 2953 km | 1835 miles | 1594 nm | W |
| Suva | Tue 10:44 PM | 3663 km | 2276 miles | 1978 nm | W |
| Chatham Islands | Tue 11:29 PM | 3729 km | 2317 miles | 2014 nm |  SW |
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