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 28, 2012 at 05:44:00 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: 62%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 05:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 36' | South |
| Longitude: | 164° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.37 meters/second, 1578.1 km/hour, 980.6 miles/hour or 852.1 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' 28.1" | 16.34 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 07.7" | 980.45 mi | west | 0° 11' 10.8" | 12.81 mi | south | 980.20 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 06' 43.8" | 888.54 mi | east | 4° 09' 05.2" | 285.42 mi | south | 926.21 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 |
|---|
| Pago Pago | Wed 6:44 PM | 707 km | 439 miles | 382 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 6:44 PM | 749 km | 465 miles | 404 nm |  WNW |
| Apia | Thu 6:44 PM | 798 km | 496 miles | 431 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Wed 6:44 PM | 991 km | 616 miles | 535 nm |  SSW |
| Rarotonga | Wed 7:44 PM | 1191 km | 740 miles | 643 nm |  SSE |
| Nukualofa | Thu 6:44 PM | 1531 km | 951 miles | 827 nm |  SW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 7:44 PM | 1703 km | 1058 miles | 919 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Wed 7:44 PM | 1764 km | 1096 miles | 953 nm |  ESE |
| Funafuti | Thu 5:44 PM | 1787 km | 1110 miles | 965 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Wed 5:44 PM | 1838 km | 1142 miles | 992 nm |  NW |
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