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 15:34:00 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: 64%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 5, 2012 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 15° 60' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 00' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.95 meters/second, 1555.0 km/hour, 966.2 miles/hour or 839.6 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' 31.7" | 16.10 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.2" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.11 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 39.4" | 966.09 mi | west | 0° 07' 14.4" | 8.30 mi | south | 966.41 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 17' 23.4" | 750.84 mi | east | 3° 14' 35.7" | 222.99 mi | south | 788.67 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 5:34 AM | 630 km | 392 miles | 340 nm |  NNE |
| Wailuku | Mon 5:34 AM | 655 km | 407 miles | 354 nm | NNE |
| Hilo | Mon 5:34 AM | 663 km | 412 miles | 358 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Tue 5:34 AM | 1590 km | 988 miles | 859 nm |  S |
| Midway | Mon 4:34 AM | 2241 km | 1392 miles | 1210 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Mon 3:34 AM | 2516 km | 1563 miles | 1358 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 4:34 AM | 3066 km | 1905 miles | 1656 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Tue 3:34 AM | 3285 km | 2041 miles | 1774 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Tue 3:34 AM | 3372 km | 2095 miles | 1821 nm | WSW |
| Apia * | Tue 5:34 AM | 3544 km | 2202 miles | 1914 nm | SSW |
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