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 Thursday, October 4, 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: 83%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 13:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 154° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.19 meters/second, 1519.9 km/hour, 944.4 miles/hour or 820.7 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' 31.1" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.4" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 10.5" | 944.17 mi | west | 0° 03' 26.6" | 3.95 mi | north | 944.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 49.6" | 754.21 mi | east | 0° 56' 41.3" | 65.00 mi | north | 754.73 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Thu 3:18 AM | 46 km | 29 miles | 25 nm | SW |
| Kailua-Kona | Thu 3:18 AM | 137 km | 85 miles | 74 nm | WSW |
| Wailuku | Thu 3:18 AM | 211 km | 131 miles | 114 nm | WNW |
| Napili-Honokowai | Thu 3:18 AM | 232 km | 144 miles | 125 nm | WNW |
| Honolulu | Thu 3:18 AM | 359 km | 223 miles | 194 nm | WNW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 3:18 AM | 2021 km | 1256 miles | 1091 nm | S |
| Midway | Thu 2:18 AM | 2472 km | 1536 miles | 1335 nm | WNW |
| Baker Island | Thu 1:18 AM | 3224 km | 2004 miles | 1741 nm | SW |
| San Francisco * | Thu 6:18 AM | 3689 km | 2292 miles | 1992 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Fri 2:18 AM | 3713 km | 2307 miles | 2005 nm | SSW |
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