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 Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 14:14:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 150° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.64 meters/second, 1543.1 km/hour, 958.9 miles/hour or 833.2 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' 31.7" | 15.98 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | north | 15.98 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 46.8" | 958.65 mi | west | 0° 05' 59.9" | 6.88 mi | north | 958.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 34.1" | 751.75 mi | east | 2° 00' 43.0" | 138.39 mi | north | 760.14 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Wed 12:14 AM | 533 km | 331 miles | 288 nm |  WSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 12:14 AM | 729 km | 453 miles | 394 nm |  SW |
| Palikir | Wed 1:14 AM | 1460 km | 907 miles | 788 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Wed 2:14 AM | 1755 km | 1091 miles | 948 nm |  E |
| Melekeok | Tue 11:14 PM | 2014 km | 1252 miles | 1088 nm | WSW |
| Yokohama | Tue 11:14 PM | 2244 km | 1394 miles | 1211 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Tue 11:14 PM | 2265 km | 1407 miles | 1223 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Tue 11:14 PM | 2356 km | 1464 miles | 1272 nm | NNW |
| Osaka | Tue 11:14 PM | 2394 km | 1488 miles | 1293 nm |  NW |
| Kyoto | Tue 11:14 PM | 2408 km | 1496 miles | 1300 nm | NNW |
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