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 17:26:00 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 17:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 19' | North |
| Longitude: | 161° 29' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.45 meters/second, 1535.2 km/hour, 953.9 miles/hour or 829.0 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" | 15.90 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.3" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.90 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 20.7" | 953.74 mi | west | 0° 05' 24.4" | 6.20 mi | south | 954.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 41.9" | 748.43 mi | east | 2° 32' 58.7" | 175.34 mi | south | 773.79 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 5:26 AM | 555 km | 345 miles | 300 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Mon 4:26 AM | 1312 km | 815 miles | 708 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Mon 5:26 AM | 1624 km | 1009 miles | 877 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 3:26 AM | 1869 km | 1161 miles | 1009 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Mon 5:26 AM | 2169 km | 1348 miles | 1171 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Mon 5:26 AM | 2254 km | 1400 miles | 1217 nm | SE |
| Midway | Sun 6:26 AM | 2420 km | 1504 miles | 1307 nm | ENE |
| Tokyo | Mon 2:26 AM | 2882 km | 1791 miles | 1556 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Mon 4:26 AM | 3074 km | 1910 miles | 1660 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Sun 5:26 AM | 3135 km | 1948 miles | 1693 nm | SE |
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