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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 37' | North |
| Longitude: | 139° 16' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.13 meters/second, 1523.3 km/hour, 946.5 miles/hour or 822.5 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' 31.1" | 15.78 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | north | 15.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 13.7" | 946.27 mi | west | 0° 03' 47.9" | 4.36 mi | north | 946.10 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 41.7" | 754.62 mi | east | 1° 05' 32.9" | 75.16 mi | north | 755.76 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Thu 1:46 AM | 844 km | 525 miles | 456 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 1:46 AM | 896 km | 557 miles | 484 nm | SE |
| Melekeok | Thu 12:46 AM | 1430 km | 889 miles | 772 nm |  SSW |
| Hamamatsu | Thu 12:46 AM | 1680 km | 1044 miles | 907 nm |  N |
| Kumamoto | Thu 12:46 AM | 1692 km | 1051 miles | 913 nm |  NNW |
| Shizuoka | Thu 12:46 AM | 1705 km | 1060 miles | 921 nm | N |
| Osaka | Thu 12:46 AM | 1709 km | 1062 miles | 923 nm | NNW |
| Kobe | Thu 12:46 AM | 1719 km | 1068 miles | 928 nm | NNW |
| Nagoya | Thu 12:46 AM | 1739 km | 1081 miles | 939 nm | N |
| Kyoto | Thu 12:46 AM | 1740 km | 1081 miles | 940 nm | N |
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