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 13:30:00 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 13:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 09' | North |
| Longitude: | 169° 04' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.03 meters/second, 1537.3 km/hour, 955.2 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' 31.5" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.11 mi | north | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.2" | 955.01 mi | west | 0° 05' 33.2" | 6.37 mi | north | 954.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 26' 13.1" | 751.93 mi | east | 1° 49' 12.1" | 125.19 mi | north | 758.30 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 3:30 AM | 1226 km | 762 miles | 662 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Wed 2:30 AM | 1401 km | 870 miles | 756 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Wed 1:30 AM | 2145 km | 1333 miles | 1158 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 3:30 AM | 2211 km | 1374 miles | 1194 nm |  SE |
| Majuro | Thu 1:30 AM | 2461 km | 1529 miles | 1329 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 1:30 AM | 2562 km | 1592 miles | 1383 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Thu 1:30 AM | 2695 km | 1675 miles | 1455 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 2:30 AM | 3052 km | 1897 miles | 1648 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Thu 1:30 AM | 3218 km | 1999 miles | 1737 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Thu 1:30 AM | 3343 km | 2077 miles | 1805 nm | SW |
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