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 19:24:00 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 19:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 151° 44' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.91 meters/second, 1522.5 km/hour, 946.0 miles/hour or 822.1 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" | 15.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 47.3" | 945.80 mi | west | 0° 04' 06.3" | 4.71 mi | south | 946.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 20.4" | 759.66 mi | east | 2° 04' 13.9" | 142.42 mi | south | 777.51 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Mon 5:24 AM | 802 km | 498 miles | 433 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 5:24 AM | 1008 km | 626 miles | 544 nm | SW |
| Wake Island | Mon 7:24 AM | 1565 km | 973 miles | 845 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Mon 6:24 AM | 1567 km | 974 miles | 846 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Mon 4:24 AM | 2119 km | 1317 miles | 1144 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 4:24 AM | 2138 km | 1328 miles | 1154 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Mon 4:24 AM | 2257 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm |  NW |
| Melekeok | Mon 4:24 AM | 2283 km | 1418 miles | 1233 nm | SW |
| Osaka | Mon 4:24 AM | 2312 km | 1437 miles | 1248 nm | NW |
| Kyoto | Mon 4:24 AM | 2320 km | 1442 miles | 1253 nm | NW |
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