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 Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 15:36:00 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: 81%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 15:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 176° 34' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.63 meters/second, 1517.9 km/hour, 943.2 miles/hour or 819.6 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' 30.9" | 15.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 59.9" | 942.93 mi | west | 0° 03' 03.7" | 3.51 mi | south | 943.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 27' 29.3" | 749.79 mi | west | 1° 38' 54.6" | 113.40 mi | south | 762.10 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 | Sun 3:36 AM | 1044 km | 649 miles | 564 nm |  W |
| Midway | Sat 4:36 AM | 1086 km | 675 miles | 587 nm |  NNE |
| Majuro | Sun 3:36 AM | 1548 km | 962 miles | 836 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 3:36 AM | 2106 km | 1309 miles | 1137 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Sat 3:36 AM | 2332 km | 1449 miles | 1259 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Sun 2:36 AM | 2466 km | 1532 miles | 1332 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Sun 3:36 AM | 2516 km | 1564 miles | 1359 nm | SSW |
| Honolulu | Sat 5:36 AM | 2665 km | 1656 miles | 1439 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Sun 3:36 AM | 3182 km | 1977 miles | 1718 nm | S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 1:36 AM | 3464 km | 2153 miles | 1870 nm | W |
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