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 Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 14:20:00 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: 93%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 14:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 40' | North |
| Longitude: | 171° 39' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.15 meters/second, 1512.5 km/hour, 939.8 miles/hour or 816.7 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' 30.8" | 15.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.7" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 55.0" | 939.59 mi | west | 0° 01' 41.1" | 1.93 mi | north | 939.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 20' 30.6" | 754.74 mi | west | 0° 13' 47.1" | 15.81 mi | north | 754.33 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Fri 2:20 AM | 545 km | 339 miles | 294 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Thu 3:20 AM | 1391 km | 864 miles | 751 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Fri 2:20 AM | 1496 km | 929 miles | 808 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Fri 1:20 AM | 2104 km | 1307 miles | 1136 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Fri 2:20 AM | 2134 km | 1326 miles | 1152 nm | S |
| Yaren | Fri 2:20 AM | 2401 km | 1492 miles | 1296 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Thu 2:20 AM | 2607 km | 1620 miles | 1408 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Fri 12:20 AM | 2967 km | 1844 miles | 1602 nm | WSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 4:20 AM | 3167 km | 1968 miles | 1710 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Fri 2:20 AM | 3332 km | 2070 miles | 1799 nm | SSE |
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