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 Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 14:10:00 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: 73%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 14:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 151° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.72 meters/second, 1532.6 km/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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' 31.3" | 15.87 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.1" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.87 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 17.9" | 952.11 mi | west | 0° 05' 07.2" | 5.87 mi | south | 952.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 24' 48.4" | 748.40 mi | east | 2° 26' 26.3" | 167.85 mi | south | 771.98 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 |
|---|
| Hilo | Sun 4:10 AM | 438 km | 272 miles | 237 nm |  WNW |
| Wailuku | Sun 4:10 AM | 622 km | 386 miles | 336 nm | WNW |
| Honolulu | Sun 4:10 AM | 770 km | 478 miles | 416 nm | WNW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 4:10 AM | 1973 km | 1226 miles | 1065 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Sun 3:10 AM | 2882 km | 1791 miles | 1556 nm | WNW |
| Baker Island | Sun 2:10 AM | 3443 km | 2139 miles | 1859 nm |  WSW |
| San Francisco | Sun 6:10 AM | 3499 km | 2174 miles | 1890 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Sun 6:10 AM | 3674 km | 2283 miles | 1984 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Mon 3:10 AM | 3804 km | 2364 miles | 2054 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Sun 4:10 AM | 4001 km | 2486 miles | 2160 nm |  S |
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