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 Monday, October 22, 2012 at 06:56:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, October 22, 2012 at 06:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 17' | South |
| Longitude: | 166° 50' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.79 meters/second, 1554.4 km/hour, 965.9 miles/hour or 839.3 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' 28.2" | 16.10 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.5" | 0.16 mi | north | 16.10 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 20.2" | 965.76 mi | west | 0° 08' 34.7" | 9.83 mi | north | 966.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 18' 24.9" | 821.31 mi | east | 3° 44' 35.4" | 257.34 mi | north | 867.08 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 |
|---|
| Port Vila | Mon 5:56 PM | 314 km | 195 miles | 169 nm |  SSE |
| Noumea | Mon 5:56 PM | 774 km | 481 miles | 418 nm |  S |
| Honiara | Mon 5:56 PM | 990 km | 615 miles | 534 nm |  NW |
| Suva * | Mon 7:56 PM | 1275 km | 792 miles | 688 nm |  ESE |
| Funafuti | Mon 6:56 PM | 1541 km | 958 miles | 832 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Mon 6:56 PM | 1631 km | 1014 miles | 881 nm |  N |
| Brisbane | Mon 4:56 PM | 1965 km | 1221 miles | 1061 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Mon 6:56 PM | 1968 km | 1223 miles | 1062 nm |  NNE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 7:56 PM | 2005 km | 1246 miles | 1083 nm | ESE |
| Port Moresby | Mon 4:56 PM | 2231 km | 1386 miles | 1205 nm |  WNW |
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