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 Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 08:22:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, July 1, 2012 at 08:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 161° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.73 meters/second, 1493.0 km/hour, 927.7 miles/hour or 806.2 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' 22.8" | 15.46 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 50.9" | 927.45 mi | west | 0° 02' 55.9" | 3.36 mi | south | 927.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 56' 44.2" | 963.85 mi | east | 0° 27' 07.4" | 31.10 mi | south | 962.87 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 |
|---|
| Rarotonga | Sat 10:22 PM | 135 km | 84 miles | 73 nm |  E |
| Alofi | Sat 9:22 PM | 954 km | 593 miles | 515 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Sat 10:22 PM | 1276 km | 793 miles | 689 nm |  ENE |
| Apia | Sun 9:22 PM | 1398 km | 869 miles | 755 nm |  NW |
| Nukualofa | Sun 9:22 PM | 1466 km | 911 miles | 792 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Sun 9:22 PM | 1704 km | 1059 miles | 920 nm | NW |
| Suva | Sun 8:22 PM | 2174 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm | W |
| Funafuti | Sun 8:22 PM | 2539 km | 1578 miles | 1371 nm | WNW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 10:22 PM | 2586 km | 1607 miles | 1396 nm |  N |
| Baker Island | Sat 8:22 PM | 2901 km | 1802 miles | 1566 nm | NW |
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