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 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: 72%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 24' | North |
| Longitude: | 173° 35' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.26 meters/second, 1534.5 km/hour, 953.5 miles/hour or 828.6 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' 31.3" | 15.89 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.2" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.89 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 20.0" | 953.32 mi | west | 0° 05' 20.0" | 6.11 mi | south | 953.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 36' 01.1" | 748.41 mi | west | 2° 31' 19.1" | 173.44 mi | south | 773.32 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 | Mon 4:36 AM | 738 km | 458 miles | 398 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Mon 4:36 AM | 1271 km | 789 miles | 686 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Sun 5:36 AM | 1426 km | 886 miles | 770 nm |  NE |
| Tarawa | Mon 4:36 AM | 1879 km | 1168 miles | 1015 nm |  S |
| Palikir | Mon 3:36 AM | 2099 km | 1304 miles | 1133 nm |  SW |
| Yaren | Mon 4:36 AM | 2217 km | 1378 miles | 1197 nm | SSW |
| Baker Island | Sun 4:36 AM | 2288 km | 1422 miles | 1235 nm |  SSE |
| Honolulu | Sun 6:36 AM | 3005 km | 1867 miles | 1622 nm |  E |
| Funafuti | Mon 4:36 AM | 3040 km | 1889 miles | 1642 nm | SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 2:36 AM | 3131 km | 1946 miles | 1691 nm | W |
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