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 14:46:00 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 14:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 16' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.73 meters/second, 1536.2 km/hour, 954.6 miles/hour or 829.5 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" | 15.91 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.91 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 36.7" | 954.34 mi | west | 0° 05' 26.8" | 6.24 mi | north | 954.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 33' 11.4" | 752.08 mi | west | 1° 46' 30.3" | 122.10 mi | north | 758.01 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Thu 2:46 AM | 630 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  WNW |
| Majuro | Thu 2:46 AM | 1238 km | 769 miles | 668 nm |  S |
| Midway | Wed 3:46 AM | 1509 km | 938 miles | 815 nm |  NE |
| Tarawa | Thu 2:46 AM | 1864 km | 1158 miles | 1007 nm | S |
| Palikir | Thu 1:46 AM | 2000 km | 1243 miles | 1080 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Thu 2:46 AM | 2168 km | 1347 miles | 1171 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 2:46 AM | 2333 km | 1449 miles | 1260 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:46 AM | 3018 km | 1876 miles | 1630 nm |  W |
| Funafuti | Thu 2:46 AM | 3052 km | 1896 miles | 1648 nm | SSE |
| Honolulu | Wed 4:46 AM | 3117 km | 1937 miles | 1683 nm |  E |
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