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 Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 18:16:00 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: 65%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 18:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 156° 29' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.66 meters/second, 1510.8 km/hour, 938.8 miles/hour or 815.8 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' 30.7" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.6" | 0.03 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.6" | 938.50 mi | west | 0° 01' 40.2" | 1.92 mi | south | 938.59 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 22.4" | 757.15 mi | east | 1° 07' 00.9" | 76.84 mi | south | 763.77 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 | Sun 6:16 AM | 1077 km | 669 miles | 581 nm |  E |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 4:16 AM | 1487 km | 924 miles | 803 nm |  WSW |
| Palikir | Sun 5:16 AM | 1547 km | 961 miles | 835 nm |  S |
| Majuro | Sun 6:16 AM | 2190 km | 1361 miles | 1182 nm |  SE |
| Yokohama | Sun 3:16 AM | 2310 km | 1436 miles | 1247 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:16 AM | 2325 km | 1444 miles | 1255 nm | NW |
| Nagoya | Sun 3:16 AM | 2489 km | 1547 miles | 1344 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Sun 3:16 AM | 2567 km | 1595 miles | 1386 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Sun 3:16 AM | 2567 km | 1595 miles | 1386 nm | NW |
| Kobe | Sun 3:16 AM | 2595 km | 1612 miles | 1401 nm | NW |
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