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 Saturday, October 13, 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 26' | South |
| Longitude: | 153° 14' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.07 meters/second, 1609.4 km/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 28.8" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.6" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 54.3" | 999.98 mi | west | 0° 12' 39.6" | 14.50 mi | south | 999.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 42' 19.3" | 877.32 mi | east | 4° 59' 03.6" | 342.52 mi | south | 938.65 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Sun 10:28 AM | 743 km | 462 miles | 401 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Sat 10:28 AM | 1610 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Sat 10:28 AM | 2092 km | 1300 miles | 1130 nm |  SSW |
| Fakaofo | Sun 9:28 AM | 2095 km | 1302 miles | 1131 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Sun 10:28 AM | 2339 km | 1453 miles | 1263 nm | WSW |
| Alofi | Sat 9:28 AM | 2505 km | 1557 miles | 1353 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Sat 8:28 AM | 2617 km | 1626 miles | 1413 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Sat 10:28 AM | 2784 km | 1730 miles | 1503 nm |  N |
| Nukualofa | Sun 9:28 AM | 3079 km | 1913 miles | 1662 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Sun 8:28 AM | 3100 km | 1926 miles | 1674 nm | WSW |
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