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 14:34:00 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%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Monday, October 29, 2012 at 7:50 PM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 14:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	North
Longitude:	156° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.81 meters/second, 1532.9 km/hour, 952.5 miles/hour or 827.7 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"	15.88 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	south	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 18.3"	952.31 mi	west	0° 05' 09.3"	5.91 mi	south	952.56 mi
24 hours	11° 24' 40.2"	748.40 mi	east	2° 27' 14.6"	168.78 mi	south	772.20 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
Kailua-Kona	Sun 4:34 AM	151 km	94 miles	82 nm	NE
Hilo	Sun 4:34 AM	227 km	141 miles	123 nm	NE
Wailuku	Sun 4:34 AM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	N
Honolulu	Sun 4:34 AM	320 km	199 miles	173 nm	NNW
Kiritimati	Mon 4:34 AM	1848 km	1149 miles	998 nm	S
Midway	Sun 3:34 AM	2346 km	1457 miles	1267 nm	WNW
Baker Island	Sun 2:34 AM	2953 km	1835 miles	1594 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Mon 3:34 AM	3468 km	2155 miles	1873 nm	SSW
Majuro	Mon 2:34 AM	3679 km	2286 miles	1986 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Mon 2:34 AM	3795 km	2358 miles	2049 nm	WSW