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, September 10, 2012 at 20:00:00 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: 29%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, September 10, 2012 at 20:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 10' | North |
| Longitude: | 174° 04' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.82 meters/second, 1525.8 km/hour, 948.1 miles/hour or 823.8 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' 30.2" | 15.80 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.80 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 15.5" | 947.83 mi | west | 0° 05' 03.6" | 5.80 mi | south | 948.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 07' 10.9" | 776.43 mi | west | 2° 27' 52.7" | 169.51 mi | south | 800.12 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 | Tue 8:00 AM | 779 km | 484 miles | 421 nm |  W |
| Midway | Mon 9:00 AM | 1329 km | 826 miles | 718 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Tue 8:00 AM | 1364 km | 848 miles | 737 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Tue 8:00 AM | 1966 km | 1222 miles | 1062 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Tue 7:00 AM | 2189 km | 1360 miles | 1182 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Tue 8:00 AM | 2314 km | 1438 miles | 1249 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Mon 8:00 AM | 2338 km | 1453 miles | 1263 nm |  SSE |
| Honolulu | Mon 10:00 AM | 2940 km | 1827 miles | 1588 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Tue 8:00 AM | 3113 km | 1934 miles | 1681 nm | S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 6:00 AM | 3190 km | 1982 miles | 1723 nm | W |
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