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 Friday, October 12, 2012 at 20:08:00 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: 10%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, October 12, 2012 at 20:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.24 meters/second, 1613.7 km/hour, 1002.7 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 29.9" | 16.71 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.3" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.71 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 00.6" | 1002.63 mi | west | 0° 12' 25.1" | 14.22 mi | south | 1002.78 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 11' 25.9" | 842.93 mi | east | 5° 02' 20.2" | 346.24 mi | south | 911.27 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 | Sat 10:08 AM | 364 km | 226 miles | 197 nm |  E |
| Fakaofo | Sat 9:08 AM | 1697 km | 1055 miles | 916 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Fri 8:08 AM | 1775 km | 1103 miles | 958 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Sat 10:08 AM | 2112 km | 1312 miles | 1140 nm | SW |
| Honolulu | Fri 10:08 AM | 2193 km | 1363 miles | 1184 nm |  N |
| Papeete | Fri 10:08 AM | 2445 km | 1519 miles | 1320 nm |  SSE |
| Funafuti | Sat 8:08 AM | 2507 km | 1558 miles | 1354 nm |  WSW |
| Alofi | Fri 9:08 AM | 2508 km | 1559 miles | 1354 nm |  SSW |
| Rarotonga | Fri 10:08 AM | 2535 km | 1575 miles | 1369 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sat 8:08 AM | 2938 km | 1825 miles | 1586 nm | W |
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