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 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 19:38:00 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: 17%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 19:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 165° 11' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.85 meters/second, 1605.1 km/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.7 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' 30.6" | 16.62 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.5" | 0.22 mi | south | 16.62 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 42.5" | 997.28 mi | west | 0° 11' 30.4" | 13.18 mi | south | 997.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 50' 00.6" | 813.23 mi | east | 4° 47' 37.9" | 329.42 mi | south | 880.16 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Fri 9:38 AM | 1015 km | 630 miles | 548 nm |  ESE |
| Baker Island | Thu 7:38 AM | 1439 km | 894 miles | 777 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 9:38 AM | 1812 km | 1126 miles | 979 nm |  NNE |
| Fakaofo | Fri 8:38 AM | 1886 km | 1172 miles | 1018 nm |  SSW |
| Apia * | Fri 9:38 AM | 2371 km | 1473 miles | 1280 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Fri 7:38 AM | 2404 km | 1494 miles | 1298 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Fri 7:38 AM | 2488 km | 1546 miles | 1343 nm | WSW |
| Majuro | Fri 7:38 AM | 2611 km | 1622 miles | 1410 nm |  W |
| Midway | Thu 8:38 AM | 2719 km | 1689 miles | 1468 nm |  NNW |
| Alofi | Thu 8:38 AM | 2881 km | 1790 miles | 1555 nm |  S |
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