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 18:36:00 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: 55%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 18:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 21' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.77 meters/second, 1522.0 km/hour, 945.7 miles/hour or 821.8 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" | 15.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.9" | 945.48 mi | west | 0° 04' 01.6" | 4.62 mi | south | 945.68 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 27.9" | 759.54 mi | east | 2° 02' 27.5" | 140.39 mi | south | 776.98 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 | Mon 6:36 AM | 349 km | 217 miles | 188 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Mon 5:36 AM | 1517 km | 943 miles | 819 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Mon 6:36 AM | 1624 km | 1009 miles | 877 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 4:36 AM | 2098 km | 1304 miles | 1133 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sun 7:36 AM | 2175 km | 1351 miles | 1174 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Mon 6:36 AM | 2268 km | 1409 miles | 1224 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Mon 6:36 AM | 2276 km | 1414 miles | 1229 nm | SSE |
| Tokyo | Mon 3:36 AM | 2919 km | 1814 miles | 1576 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sun 6:36 AM | 3079 km | 1913 miles | 1662 nm |  SE |
| Honiara | Mon 5:36 AM | 3240 km | 2013 miles | 1749 nm | S |
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