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 Monday, July 16, 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: 5%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, July 16, 2012 at 22:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 16' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 56' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.90 meters/second, 1504.4 km/hour, 934.8 miles/hour or 812.3 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' 29.7" | 15.58 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.1" | 0.04 mi | south | 15.58 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 46.9" | 934.54 mi | west | 0° 02' 17.5" | 2.63 mi | south | 934.67 mi |
| 24 hours | 347° 54' 49.4" | 779.25 mi | west | 1° 24' 03.8" | 96.39 mi | south | 788.78 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Mon 11:26 AM | 960 km | 597 miles | 519 nm |  NE |
| Wake Island | Tue 10:26 AM | 1096 km | 681 miles | 592 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Tue 10:26 AM | 1680 km | 1044 miles | 907 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Tue 10:26 AM | 2238 km | 1390 miles | 1208 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Mon 10:26 AM | 2439 km | 1516 miles | 1317 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Tue 9:26 AM | 2569 km | 1597 miles | 1387 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Mon 12:26 PM | 2613 km | 1624 miles | 1411 nm |  E |
| Yaren | Tue 10:26 AM | 2647 km | 1645 miles | 1429 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Tue 10:26 AM | 3305 km | 2053 miles | 1784 nm |  S |
| Adak * | Mon 1:26 PM | 3440 km | 2138 miles | 1858 nm |  N |
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