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 20, 2012 at 01:24:00 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: 27%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 32' | South |
| Longitude: | 140° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.24 meters/second, 1502.1 km/hour, 933.3 miles/hour or 811.0 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' 24.1" | 15.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.7" | 0.05 mi | north | 15.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 12.8" | 933.12 mi | west | 0° 02' 45.7" | 3.17 mi | north | 933.27 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 00' 21.4" | 907.38 mi | east | 1° 42' 07.6" | 117.09 mi | north | 919.76 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 |
|---|
| Gambier Islands | Fri 4:24 PM | 630 km | 391 miles | 340 nm |  ESE |
| Papeete | Fri 3:24 PM | 1023 km | 636 miles | 553 nm |  WNW |
| Adamstown | Fri 5:24 PM | 1167 km | 725 miles | 630 nm | ESE |
| Rarotonga | Fri 3:24 PM | 2019 km | 1255 miles | 1090 nm |  W |
| Kiritimati | Sat 3:24 PM | 3093 km | 1922 miles | 1670 nm |  NW |
| Alofi | Fri 2:24 PM | 3096 km | 1924 miles | 1672 nm | W |
| Easter Island * | Fri 8:24 PM | 3236 km | 2011 miles | 1747 nm | ESE |
| Apia * | Sat 3:24 PM | 3416 km | 2122 miles | 1844 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Sat 2:24 PM | 3534 km | 2196 miles | 1908 nm | WNW |
| Nukualofa | Sat 2:24 PM | 3619 km | 2248 miles | 1954 nm | W |
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