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 20:20:00 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 20:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 26' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 51' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.36 meters/second, 1542.1 km/hour, 958.2 miles/hour or 832.7 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" | 15.97 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.3" | 0.12 mi | south | 15.97 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 57.0" | 958.03 mi | west | 0° 06' 23.8" | 7.33 mi | south | 958.34 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 37.0" | 765.24 mi | east | 2° 57' 10.5" | 203.06 mi | south | 797.34 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 | Tue 6:20 AM | 503 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  WSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 6:20 AM | 701 km | 436 miles | 378 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Tue 7:20 AM | 1474 km | 916 miles | 796 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Tue 8:20 AM | 1787 km | 1110 miles | 965 nm |  E |
| Melekeok | Tue 5:20 AM | 1985 km | 1233 miles | 1072 nm | WSW |
| Yokohama | Tue 5:20 AM | 2236 km | 1390 miles | 1207 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Tue 5:20 AM | 2258 km | 1403 miles | 1219 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Tue 5:20 AM | 2345 km | 1457 miles | 1266 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Tue 5:20 AM | 2382 km | 1480 miles | 1286 nm |  NW |
| Kyoto | Tue 5:20 AM | 2396 km | 1489 miles | 1294 nm | NNW |
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