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 13:20:00 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 13:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.07 meters/second, 1537.4 km/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.1 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' 31.7" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.11 mi | north | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.4" | 955.10 mi | west | 0° 05' 33.10" | 6.38 mi | north | 954.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 08.6" | 751.92 mi | east | 1° 49' 33.2" | 125.60 mi | north | 758.34 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 3:20 AM | 987 km | 613 miles | 533 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Wed 2:20 AM | 1564 km | 972 miles | 845 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:20 AM | 2067 km | 1284 miles | 1116 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Wed 1:20 AM | 2257 km | 1402 miles | 1218 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Thu 1:20 AM | 2691 km | 1672 miles | 1453 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 1:20 AM | 2816 km | 1750 miles | 1521 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Thu 1:20 AM | 2892 km | 1797 miles | 1561 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 2:20 AM | 3083 km | 1915 miles | 1665 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Thu 1:20 AM | 3331 km | 2070 miles | 1799 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Thu 1:20 AM | 3555 km | 2209 miles | 1919 nm | WSW |
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