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 19:34:00 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 19:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 59' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.17 meters/second, 1541.4 km/hour, 957.8 miles/hour or 832.3 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" | 957.60 mi | west | 0° 06' 19.7" | 7.26 mi | south | 957.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 42.7" | 765.00 mi | east | 2° 55' 37.4" | 201.28 mi | south | 796.65 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Tue 7:34 AM | 630 km | 392 miles | 340 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Tue 6:34 AM | 1212 km | 753 miles | 655 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Tue 7:34 AM | 1597 km | 992 miles | 862 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 5:34 AM | 1797 km | 1116 miles | 970 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Tue 7:34 AM | 2101 km | 1305 miles | 1134 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Tue 7:34 AM | 2215 km | 1376 miles | 1196 nm | SE |
| Midway | Mon 8:34 AM | 2512 km | 1561 miles | 1356 nm | ENE |
| Tokyo | Tue 4:34 AM | 2910 km | 1808 miles | 1571 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Tue 6:34 AM | 2983 km | 1854 miles | 1611 nm |  S |
| Melekeok | Tue 4:34 AM | 3066 km | 1905 miles | 1656 nm | WSW |
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