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 Monday, October 8, 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 19:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 32' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 24' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.13 meters/second, 1541.3 km/hour, 957.7 miles/hour or 832.2 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" | 15.96 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.2" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.96 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 56.7" | 957.51 mi | west | 0° 06' 18.8" | 7.24 mi | south | 957.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 43.8" | 764.95 mi | east | 2° 55' 17.2" | 200.89 mi | south | 796.49 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 | Tue 7:24 AM | 394 km | 245 miles | 213 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Tue 6:24 AM | 1305 km | 811 miles | 705 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Tue 7:24 AM | 1428 km | 887 miles | 771 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Tue 7:24 AM | 2036 km | 1265 miles | 1099 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 5:24 AM | 2049 km | 1273 miles | 1106 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Tue 7:24 AM | 2070 km | 1286 miles | 1118 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Mon 8:24 AM | 2295 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm |  NE |
| Baker Island | Mon 7:24 AM | 2922 km | 1816 miles | 1578 nm | SE |
| Honiara | Tue 6:24 AM | 3007 km | 1868 miles | 1624 nm | S |
| Tokyo | Tue 4:24 AM | 3085 km | 1917 miles | 1666 nm |  NW |
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