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 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 13:18:00 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: 89%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 13:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 10' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.07 meters/second, 1537.5 km/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.2 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' 31.6" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.11 mi | north | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.5" | 955.12 mi | west | 0° 05' 34.2" | 6.38 mi | north | 954.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 07.5" | 751.91 mi | east | 1° 49' 37.6" | 125.68 mi | north | 758.35 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Wed 3:18 AM | 940 km | 584 miles | 507 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Wed 2:18 AM | 1599 km | 994 miles | 864 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:18 AM | 2041 km | 1268 miles | 1102 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Wed 1:18 AM | 2282 km | 1418 miles | 1232 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Thu 1:18 AM | 2738 km | 1701 miles | 1478 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 1:18 AM | 2867 km | 1782 miles | 1548 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Thu 1:18 AM | 2932 km | 1822 miles | 1583 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 2:18 AM | 3091 km | 1921 miles | 1669 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Thu 1:18 AM | 3356 km | 2086 miles | 1812 nm | SSW |
| Apia * | Thu 3:18 AM | 3588 km | 2230 miles | 1937 nm | S |
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