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 16:36:00 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: 80%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 05' | North |
| Longitude: | 162° 03' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.77 meters/second, 1518.4 km/hour, 943.5 miles/hour or 819.9 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" | 15.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | south | 15.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 00.7" | 943.25 mi | west | 0° 03' 09.2" | 3.62 mi | south | 943.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 32' 11.4" | 749.68 mi | east | 1° 41' 05.6" | 115.90 mi | south | 762.44 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 4:36 AM | 490 km | 305 miles | 265 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Sun 3:36 AM | 1515 km | 942 miles | 818 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Sun 4:36 AM | 1738 km | 1080 miles | 939 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 2:36 AM | 1982 km | 1231 miles | 1070 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Sat 5:36 AM | 2273 km | 1412 miles | 1227 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Sun 4:36 AM | 2341 km | 1455 miles | 1264 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Sun 4:36 AM | 2384 km | 1481 miles | 1287 nm | SSE |
| Tokyo | Sun 1:36 AM | 2787 km | 1732 miles | 1505 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sat 4:36 AM | 3212 km | 1996 miles | 1734 nm | SE |
| Melekeok | Sun 1:36 AM | 3268 km | 2031 miles | 1765 nm | WSW |
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