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 Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 16:36:00 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: 56%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 167° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.42 meters/second, 1520.7 km/hour, 944.9 miles/hour or 821.1 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' 30.7" | 15.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.3" | 944.70 mi | west | 0° 03' 50.2" | 4.40 mi | south | 944.90 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 46.2" | 759.26 mi | east | 1° 58' 00.7" | 135.29 mi | south | 775.67 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 | Sun 6:36 AM | 1032 km | 641 miles | 557 nm |  E |
| Midway | Sun 5:36 AM | 1360 km | 845 miles | 734 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 6:36 AM | 2278 km | 1415 miles | 1230 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Sun 4:36 AM | 2373 km | 1475 miles | 1281 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Mon 4:36 AM | 2681 km | 1666 miles | 1447 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Mon 4:36 AM | 2698 km | 1677 miles | 1457 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Mon 4:36 AM | 2930 km | 1821 miles | 1582 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 5:36 AM | 3249 km | 2019 miles | 1755 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Mon 4:36 AM | 3447 km | 2142 miles | 1861 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Mon 4:36 AM | 3574 km | 2221 miles | 1930 nm | SW |
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