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 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: 88%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 2, 2012 at 14:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 42' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.47 meters/second, 1510.1 km/hour, 938.3 miles/hour or 815.4 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' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | south | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 49.9" | 938.07 mi | west | 0° 00' 38.2" | 0.73 mi | south | 938.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 38' 41.6" | 752.74 mi | east | 0° 41' 57.7" | 48.12 mi | south | 756.00 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Fri 3:20 AM | 814 km | 506 miles | 439 nm |  N |
| Wake Island | Sat 2:20 AM | 1751 km | 1088 miles | 945 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Fri 4:20 AM | 1957 km | 1216 miles | 1056 nm |  E |
| Majuro | Sat 2:20 AM | 2003 km | 1245 miles | 1082 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Fri 2:20 AM | 2290 km | 1423 miles | 1236 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sat 2:20 AM | 2428 km | 1509 miles | 1311 nm |  SSW |
| Yaren | Sat 2:20 AM | 2967 km | 1843 miles | 1602 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 4:20 AM | 2974 km | 1848 miles | 1606 nm |  SE |
| Palikir | Sat 1:20 AM | 3118 km | 1938 miles | 1684 nm |  WSW |
| Funafuti | Sat 2:20 AM | 3284 km | 2040 miles | 1773 nm | S |
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