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 Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 03:16:00 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: 2%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 03:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.68 meters/second, 1528.9 km/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.5 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' 30.2" | 15.83 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.9" | 0.11 mi | south | 15.83 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 18.9" | 949.78 mi | west | 0° 05' 58.5" | 6.85 mi | south | 950.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 46' 40.1" | 771.26 mi | east | 2° 48' 31.5" | 193.17 mi | south | 801.00 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Thu 1:16 PM | 544 km | 338 miles | 294 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 1:16 PM | 759 km | 472 miles | 410 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Thu 2:16 PM | 1638 km | 1018 miles | 884 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Thu 3:16 PM | 1837 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm |  E |
| Melekeok | Thu 12:16 PM | 2014 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm | SW |
| Yokohama | Thu 12:16 PM | 2068 km | 1285 miles | 1116 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Thu 12:16 PM | 2089 km | 1298 miles | 1128 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Thu 12:16 PM | 2178 km | 1353 miles | 1176 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Thu 12:16 PM | 2216 km | 1377 miles | 1197 nm |  NW |
| Kyoto | Thu 12:16 PM | 2230 km | 1385 miles | 1204 nm | NNW |
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