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 11, 2012 at 19:16:00 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: 43%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 19:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 35' | North |
| Longitude: | 165° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.49 meters/second, 1575.0 km/hour, 978.6 miles/hour or 850.4 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' 33.1" | 16.31 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | north | 16.31 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 06.3" | 978.50 mi | west | 0° 08' 42.3" | 9.98 mi | north | 978.25 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 52' 46.2" | 731.62 mi | east | 3° 10' 52.4" | 218.74 mi | north | 758.55 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Thu 7:16 AM | 644 km | 400 miles | 348 nm |  NNE |
| Majuro | Thu 7:16 AM | 953 km | 592 miles | 515 nm |  SE |
| Palikir | Thu 6:16 AM | 1083 km | 673 miles | 585 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Thu 7:16 AM | 1570 km | 976 miles | 848 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 7:16 AM | 1584 km | 985 miles | 856 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 5:16 AM | 2235 km | 1389 miles | 1207 nm |  W |
| Midway | Wed 8:16 AM | 2409 km | 1497 miles | 1301 nm |  NE |
| Baker Island | Wed 7:16 AM | 2486 km | 1545 miles | 1342 nm | SE |
| Honiara | Thu 6:16 AM | 2616 km | 1625 miles | 1412 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 7:16 AM | 2882 km | 1791 miles | 1556 nm | SSE |
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