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 13, 2012 at 17:48:00 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: 28%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 17:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.24 meters/second, 1592.1 km/hour, 989.3 miles/hour or 859.7 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' 33.6" | 16.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 43.5" | 989.17 mi | west | 0° 09' 37.6" | 11.03 mi | north | 988.97 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 37' 03.4" | 721.27 mi | east | 3° 36' 18.6" | 247.84 mi | north | 758.08 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 | Thu 7:48 AM | 1073 km | 667 miles | 579 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Wed 7:48 AM | 1230 km | 765 miles | 664 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Wed 5:48 AM | 2774 km | 1724 miles | 1498 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 6:48 AM | 2958 km | 1838 miles | 1597 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Wed 6:48 AM | 3117 km | 1937 miles | 1683 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Wed 7:48 AM | 3180 km | 1976 miles | 1717 nm |  S |
| Apia | Thu 6:48 AM | 3379 km | 2100 miles | 1825 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Wed 7:48 AM | 3614 km | 2246 miles | 1952 nm | S |
| Funafuti | Thu 5:48 AM | 3680 km | 2287 miles | 1987 nm | SW |
| Alofi | Wed 6:48 AM | 3755 km | 2334 miles | 2028 nm | SSW |
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