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 19:36:00 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 19:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 50' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.95 meters/second, 1522.6 km/hour, 946.1 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' 30.8" | 15.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.1" | 0.08 mi | south | 15.77 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 47.3" | 945.88 mi | west | 0° 04' 07.4" | 4.73 mi | south | 946.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 39' 18.5" | 759.69 mi | east | 2° 04' 40.4" | 142.92 mi | south | 777.65 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 5:36 AM | 587 km | 365 miles | 317 nm |  SW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 5:36 AM | 805 km | 500 miles | 435 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Mon 6:36 AM | 1728 km | 1074 miles | 933 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Mon 7:36 AM | 1870 km | 1162 miles | 1010 nm |  E |
| Yokohama | Mon 4:36 AM | 1975 km | 1227 miles | 1066 nm |  NNW |
| Kawasaki | Mon 4:36 AM | 1980 km | 1230 miles | 1069 nm | NNW |
| Shizuoka | Mon 4:36 AM | 1991 km | 1237 miles | 1075 nm | NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 4:36 AM | 1996 km | 1240 miles | 1078 nm | NNW |
| Melekeok | Mon 4:36 AM | 2036 km | 1265 miles | 1100 nm | SW |
| Nagoya | Mon 4:36 AM | 2086 km | 1296 miles | 1126 nm | NNW |
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