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 Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 10:40:00 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: 94%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 28' | South |
| Longitude: | 131° 09' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.22 meters/second, 1512.8 km/hour, 940.0 miles/hour or 816.8 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' 24.5" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.1" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 31.3" | 939.81 mi | west | 0° 06' 15.1" | 7.17 mi | north | 940.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 44' 37.0" | 896.46 mi | east | 3° 01' 04.3" | 207.57 mi | north | 927.86 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 |
|---|
| Gambier Islands | Wed 1:40 AM | 565 km | 351 miles | 305 nm |  SW |
| Adamstown | Wed 2:40 AM | 629 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  S |
| Papeete | Wed 12:40 AM | 1955 km | 1215 miles | 1056 nm |  W |
| Easter Island | Wed 4:40 AM | 2382 km | 1480 miles | 1286 nm |  ESE |
| Rarotonga | Wed 12:40 AM | 2991 km | 1858 miles | 1615 nm | W |
| Kiritimati | Thu 12:40 AM | 3709 km | 2305 miles | 2003 nm |  NW |
| Alofi | Tue 11:40 PM | 4066 km | 2527 miles | 2196 nm | W |
| Apia | Wed 11:40 PM | 4367 km | 2714 miles | 2358 nm | W |
| Nukualofa | Wed 11:40 PM | 4589 km | 2852 miles | 2478 nm | W |
| Suva | Wed 10:40 PM | 5298 km | 3292 miles | 2860 nm | W |
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