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 13:40:00 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 13:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.13 meters/second, 1519.7 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.6 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' 10.3" | 944.04 mi | west | 0° 03' 24.6" | 3.91 mi | north | 943.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 56.6" | 754.24 mi | east | 0° 55' 51.2" | 64.04 mi | north | 754.71 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 |
|---|
| Lihue | Thu 3:40 AM | 232 km | 144 miles | 125 nm |  NNE |
| Honolulu | Thu 3:40 AM | 273 km | 169 miles | 147 nm |  ENE |
| Wailuku | Thu 3:40 AM | 384 km | 239 miles | 208 nm | ENE |
| Hilo | Thu 3:40 AM | 522 km | 324 miles | 282 nm |  E |
| Midway | Thu 2:40 AM | 1980 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 3:40 AM | 2025 km | 1258 miles | 1093 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Thu 1:40 AM | 2827 km | 1757 miles | 1527 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Fri 1:40 AM | 3411 km | 2119 miles | 1842 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 2:40 AM | 3469 km | 2156 miles | 1873 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Fri 1:40 AM | 3488 km | 2167 miles | 1883 nm |  W |
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