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 21:28:00 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 21:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 167° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.94 meters/second, 1609.0 km/hour, 999.8 miles/hour or 868.8 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" | 16.66 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.6" | 0.24 mi | south | 16.66 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 51.0" | 999.69 mi | west | 0° 12' 39.2" | 14.49 mi | south | 999.68 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 43' 46.2" | 878.79 mi | east | 4° 58' 29.2" | 341.87 mi | south | 939.65 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 |
|---|
| Rawaki | Sun 10:28 AM | 333 km | 207 miles | 180 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Sun 10:28 AM | 742 km | 461 miles | 401 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Sat 9:28 AM | 1063 km | 661 miles | 574 nm |  WNW |
| Apia * | Sun 11:28 AM | 1211 km | 753 miles | 654 nm | SSW |
| Kiritimati | Sun 11:28 AM | 1307 km | 812 miles | 706 nm |  ENE |
| Funafuti | Sun 9:28 AM | 1543 km | 959 miles | 833 nm |  WSW |
| Alofi | Sat 10:28 AM | 1720 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm |  S |
| Nukualofa | Sun 10:28 AM | 2095 km | 1302 miles | 1131 nm | SSW |
| Rarotonga | Sat 11:28 AM | 2127 km | 1322 miles | 1148 nm |  SSE |
| Suva | Sun 9:28 AM | 2202 km | 1368 miles | 1189 nm |  SW |
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