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 18:16:00 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 18:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.13 meters/second, 1591.7 km/hour, 989.0 miles/hour or 859.4 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" | 16.48 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.48 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 42.9" | 988.91 mi | west | 0° 09' 36.1" | 11.00 mi | north | 988.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 37' 20.5" | 721.41 mi | east | 3° 35' 41.3" | 247.13 mi | north | 757.96 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 8:16 AM | 1071 km | 665 miles | 578 nm |  SSE |
| Honolulu | Wed 8:16 AM | 1180 km | 734 miles | 637 nm |  NNE |
| Baker Island | Wed 6:16 AM | 2123 km | 1319 miles | 1146 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 7:16 AM | 2539 km | 1578 miles | 1371 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Wed 7:16 AM | 2589 km | 1608 miles | 1398 nm |  NW |
| Apia | Thu 7:16 AM | 3008 km | 1869 miles | 1624 nm | SSW |
| Tarawa | Thu 6:16 AM | 3104 km | 1928 miles | 1676 nm | WSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 6:16 AM | 3106 km | 1930 miles | 1677 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Thu 6:16 AM | 3128 km | 1943 miles | 1689 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Wed 8:16 AM | 3379 km | 2100 miles | 1824 nm | SSE |
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