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, July 4, 2012 at 09:40:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at 09:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 03' | South |
| Longitude: | 135° 48' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.21 meters/second, 1527.2 km/hour, 948.9 miles/hour or 824.6 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' 25.4" | 15.82 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | north | 15.82 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 25.7" | 948.77 mi | west | 0° 07' 42.6" | 8.84 mi | north | 949.15 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 24' 45.9" | 882.29 mi | east | 3° 32' 07.9" | 243.13 mi | north | 923.13 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 |
|---|
| Gambier Islands | Wed 12:40 AM | 570 km | 354 miles | 308 nm |  S |
| Adamstown | Wed 1:40 AM | 976 km | 606 miles | 527 nm |  SE |
| Papeete | Tue 11:40 PM | 1461 km | 908 miles | 789 nm |  W |
| Rarotonga | Tue 11:40 PM | 2537 km | 1576 miles | 1370 nm |  WSW |
| Easter Island | Wed 3:40 AM | 2893 km | 1797 miles | 1562 nm |  ESE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 11:40 PM | 3228 km | 2006 miles | 1743 nm |  NW |
| Alofi | Tue 10:40 PM | 3598 km | 2236 miles | 1943 nm | W |
| Apia | Wed 10:40 PM | 3874 km | 2407 miles | 2092 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Wed 10:40 PM | 3944 km | 2451 miles | 2129 nm | W |
| Nukualofa | Wed 10:40 PM | 4138 km | 2571 miles | 2234 nm | WSW |
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