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 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: 98%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 11:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 14' | South |
| Longitude: | 163° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.61 meters/second, 1492.6 km/hour, 927.5 miles/hour or 805.9 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' 22.7" | 15.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 44.2" | 927.23 mi | west | 0° 03' 05.1" | 3.54 mi | north | 927.39 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 34' 01.5" | 939.35 mi | east | 1° 53' 41.5" | 130.36 mi | north | 954.14 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 |
|---|
| Rarotonga | Tue 1:54 AM | 386 km | 240 miles | 208 nm |  E |
| Alofi | Tue 12:54 AM | 714 km | 443 miles | 385 nm |  WNW |
| Apia | Wed 12:54 AM | 1201 km | 746 miles | 648 nm |  NW |
| Nukualofa | Wed 12:54 AM | 1215 km | 755 miles | 656 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Tue 1:54 AM | 1519 km | 944 miles | 820 nm |  ENE |
| Fakaofo | Wed 12:54 AM | 1553 km | 965 miles | 839 nm |  NNW |
| Suva | Tue 11:54 PM | 1925 km | 1196 miles | 1040 nm | W |
| Funafuti | Tue 11:54 PM | 2329 km | 1447 miles | 1257 nm | NW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 1:54 AM | 2642 km | 1642 miles | 1427 nm |  NNE |
| Auckland | Tue 11:54 PM | 2723 km | 1692 miles | 1470 nm |  SW |
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