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 16:46:00 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 16:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 04' | North |
| Longitude: | 159° 38' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.80 meters/second, 1518.5 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' 00.8" | 943.30 mi | west | 0° 03' 10.3" | 3.64 mi | south | 943.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 32' 08.3" | 749.67 mi | east | 1° 41' 27.4" | 116.32 mi | south | 762.50 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 4:46 AM | 741 km | 461 miles | 400 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Sun 3:46 AM | 1464 km | 910 miles | 790 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sun 2:46 AM | 1745 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm |  WSW |
| Majuro | Sun 4:46 AM | 1898 km | 1180 miles | 1025 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Sun 4:46 AM | 2414 km | 1500 miles | 1303 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Sat 5:46 AM | 2500 km | 1553 miles | 1350 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Sun 4:46 AM | 2525 km | 1569 miles | 1363 nm | SE |
| Yokohama | Sun 1:46 AM | 2595 km | 1612 miles | 1401 nm |  NW |
| Tokyo | Sun 1:46 AM | 2607 km | 1620 miles | 1408 nm | NW |
| Melekeok | Sun 1:46 AM | 3034 km | 1885 miles | 1638 nm | WSW |
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