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 11, 2012 at 16:52:00 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, June 11, 2012 at 16:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 2° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 161° 06' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.00 meters/second, 1620.0 km/hour, 1006.6 miles/hour or 874.7 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' 33.7" | 16.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 45.4" | 1006.61 mi | west | 0° 11' 20.8" | 13.00 mi | north | 1006.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 26' 17.0" | 721.51 mi | east | 4° 25' 18.9" | 303.86 mi | north | 781.22 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Tue 6:52 AM | 420 km | 261 miles | 227 nm |  E |
| Fakaofo | Tue 5:52 AM | 1707 km | 1061 miles | 922 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Mon 4:52 AM | 1727 km | 1073 miles | 933 nm |  W |
| Apia | Tue 5:52 AM | 2133 km | 1325 miles | 1152 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 6:52 AM | 2139 km | 1329 miles | 1155 nm |  N |
| Funafuti | Tue 4:52 AM | 2488 km | 1546 miles | 1344 nm |  WSW |
| Papeete | Mon 6:52 AM | 2527 km | 1570 miles | 1364 nm |  SSE |
| Alofi | Mon 5:52 AM | 2546 km | 1582 miles | 1375 nm | SSW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 6:52 AM | 2601 km | 1616 miles | 1404 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Tue 4:52 AM | 2884 km | 1792 miles | 1557 nm | W |
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