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 Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 14:46:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 14:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 47' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.31 meters/second, 1523.9 km/hour, 946.9 miles/hour or 822.8 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' 31.3" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 14.7" | 946.67 mi | west | 0° 03' 53.4" | 4.46 mi | north | 946.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 21.6" | 754.56 mi | east | 1° 07' 47.6" | 77.73 mi | north | 755.88 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 | Thu 12:46 AM | 980 km | 609 miles | 529 nm |  WSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:46 AM | 1175 km | 730 miles | 634 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 2:46 AM | 1351 km | 839 miles | 729 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Thu 1:46 AM | 1475 km | 917 miles | 797 nm |  SSE |
| Yokohama | Wed 11:46 PM | 2243 km | 1394 miles | 1211 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Wed 11:46 PM | 2261 km | 1405 miles | 1221 nm | NW |
| Majuro | Thu 2:46 AM | 2328 km | 1447 miles | 1257 nm |  SE |
| Nagoya | Wed 11:46 PM | 2397 km | 1490 miles | 1294 nm | NW |
| Osaka | Wed 11:46 PM | 2461 km | 1529 miles | 1329 nm | NW |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:46 PM | 2461 km | 1529 miles | 1329 nm | WSW |
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