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 Friday, November 2, 2012 at 13:30:00 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 2, 2012 at 13:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 36' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.45 meters/second, 1510.0 km/hour, 938.3 miles/hour or 815.3 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' 30.7" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.7" | 938.02 mi | west | 0° 00' 33.4" | 0.64 mi | south | 938.05 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 48.8" | 752.83 mi | east | 0° 40' 02.4" | 45.91 mi | south | 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Fri 3:30 AM | 702 km | 436 miles | 379 nm |  E |
| Midway | Fri 2:30 AM | 1525 km | 948 miles | 824 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 3:30 AM | 2248 km | 1397 miles | 1214 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Fri 1:30 AM | 2630 km | 1634 miles | 1420 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Sat 1:30 AM | 3009 km | 1869 miles | 1625 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Sat 1:30 AM | 3017 km | 1875 miles | 1629 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sat 1:30 AM | 3250 km | 2020 miles | 1755 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 2:30 AM | 3426 km | 2129 miles | 1850 nm | SSW |
| Adak * | Fri 4:30 AM | 3592 km | 2232 miles | 1939 nm |  NNW |
| Unalaska * | Fri 5:30 AM | 3662 km | 2275 miles | 1977 nm |  N |
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