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 24, 2012 at 07:06:00 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: 66%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, September 24, 2012 at 07:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 49' | South |
| Longitude: | 178° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.64 meters/second, 1532.3 km/hour, 952.1 miles/hour or 827.4 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' 27.2" | 15.87 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.8" | 0.13 mi | north | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 27' 14.6" | 951.97 mi | west | 0° 06' 54.6" | 7.92 mi | north | 952.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 47' 08.9" | 842.14 mi | east | 3° 11' 12.6" | 219.15 mi | north | 877.01 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 |
|---|
| Suva | Mon 7:06 PM | 315 km | 196 miles | 170 nm |  W |
| Lautoka | Mon 7:06 PM | 417 km | 259 miles | 225 nm | W |
| Nadi | Mon 7:06 PM | 420 km | 261 miles | 227 nm | W |
| Neiafu | Mon 8:06 PM | 499 km | 310 miles | 269 nm |  ESE |
| Pangai | Mon 8:06 PM | 501 km | 311 miles | 270 nm | ESE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 8:06 PM | 513 km | 319 miles | 277 nm |  SE |
| Mata-Utu | Mon 7:06 PM | 565 km | 351 miles | 305 nm |  NNE |
| Apia | Mon 8:06 PM | 856 km | 532 miles | 462 nm |  ENE |
| Alofi | Sun 8:06 PM | 929 km | 577 miles | 502 nm |  E |
| Pago Pago | Sun 8:06 PM | 934 km | 580 miles | 504 nm | ENE |
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