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 Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 22:26:00 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: 17%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 22:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 02' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.96 meters/second, 1508.3 km/hour, 937.2 miles/hour or 814.4 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' 30.6" | 15.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 40.6" | 936.92 mi | west | 0° 02' 40.5" | 3.07 mi | north | 936.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 51' 15.9" | 765.47 mi | east | 0° 36' 36.0" | 41.97 mi | north | 765.04 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 | Sun 8:26 AM | 1007 km | 625 miles | 544 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 8:26 AM | 1215 km | 755 miles | 656 nm | SW |
| Wake Island | Sun 10:26 AM | 1436 km | 892 miles | 775 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Sun 9:26 AM | 1659 km | 1031 miles | 896 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Sun 7:26 AM | 2062 km | 1282 miles | 1114 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Sun 7:26 AM | 2079 km | 1292 miles | 1123 nm | NW |
| Nagoya | Sun 7:26 AM | 2220 km | 1380 miles | 1199 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Sun 7:26 AM | 2287 km | 1421 miles | 1235 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Sun 7:26 AM | 2291 km | 1424 miles | 1237 nm | NW |
| Kobe | Sun 7:26 AM | 2312 km | 1437 miles | 1249 nm | NW |
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