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 Monday, November 5, 2012 at 14:24:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 5, 2012 at 14:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.64 meters/second, 1553.9 km/hour, 965.6 miles/hour or 839.0 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' 31.5" | 16.09 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.1" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.09 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 38.5" | 965.40 mi | west | 0° 07' 09.0" | 8.19 mi | south | 965.72 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 17' 38.6" | 750.60 mi | east | 3° 12' 31.5" | 220.62 mi | south | 787.77 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Mon 4:24 AM | 1662 km | 1033 miles | 897 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Tue 4:24 AM | 2223 km | 1381 miles | 1200 nm |  SW |
| San Francisco | Mon 6:24 AM | 3137 km | 1949 miles | 1694 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Mon 6:24 AM | 3177 km | 1974 miles | 1716 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Mon 6:24 AM | 3539 km | 2199 miles | 1911 nm | NE |
| Hermosillo | Mon 7:24 AM | 3581 km | 2225 miles | 1934 nm |  ENE |
| Phoenix | Mon 7:24 AM | 3650 km | 2268 miles | 1971 nm | NE |
| Midway | Mon 3:24 AM | 3767 km | 2341 miles | 2034 nm | WNW |
| Papeete | Mon 4:24 AM | 3792 km | 2356 miles | 2047 nm |  S |
| Seattle | Mon 6:24 AM | 3976 km | 2470 miles | 2147 nm |  NNE |
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