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, September 8, 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: 48%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 19:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 15' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 57' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.31 meters/second, 1505.9 km/hour, 935.7 miles/hour or 813.1 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' 30.4" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | south | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 28.6" | 935.47 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.3" | 0.18 mi | south | 935.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 51' 12.1" | 764.39 mi | east | 0° 31' 39.1" | 36.30 mi | south | 766.61 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 | Sun 7:16 AM | 634 km | 394 miles | 342 nm |  ESE |
| Palikir | Sun 6:16 AM | 1613 km | 1003 miles | 871 nm |  S |
| Majuro | Sun 7:16 AM | 1911 km | 1187 miles | 1032 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 5:16 AM | 1922 km | 1194 miles | 1038 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 8:16 AM | 2321 km | 1442 miles | 1253 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Sun 7:16 AM | 2495 km | 1551 miles | 1347 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Sun 7:16 AM | 2554 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm | SSE |
| Yokohama | Sun 4:16 AM | 2605 km | 1618 miles | 1406 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Sun 4:16 AM | 2615 km | 1625 miles | 1412 nm | NW |
| Melekeok | Sun 4:16 AM | 3212 km | 1996 miles | 1734 nm | WSW |
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