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 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 20:28:00 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: 26%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 45' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 05' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.09 meters/second, 1587.9 km/hour, 986.7 miles/hour or 857.4 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' 30.9" | 16.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 01.1" | 986.60 mi | west | 0° 10' 10.1" | 11.65 mi | south | 986.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 21' 21.9" | 791.37 mi | west | 4° 20' 44.6" | 298.68 mi | south | 850.45 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Thu 8:28 AM | 399 km | 248 miles | 215 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Thu 8:28 AM | 1054 km | 655 miles | 569 nm |  SSE |
| Wake Island | Thu 8:28 AM | 1057 km | 657 miles | 571 nm |  NNW |
| Yaren | Thu 8:28 AM | 1331 km | 827 miles | 718 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Thu 7:28 AM | 1482 km | 921 miles | 800 nm |  WSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 8:28 AM | 1805 km | 1122 miles | 975 nm |  SE |
| Midway | Wed 9:28 AM | 2278 km | 1415 miles | 1230 nm |  NNE |
| Funafuti | Thu 8:28 AM | 2314 km | 1438 miles | 1249 nm | SSE |
| Honiara | Thu 7:28 AM | 2550 km | 1584 miles | 1377 nm | SSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 6:28 AM | 2880 km | 1790 miles | 1555 nm |  W |
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