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 Tuesday, November 6, 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: 54%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 45' | North |
| Longitude: | 148° 43' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.34 meters/second, 1578.0 km/hour, 980.5 miles/hour or 852.1 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' 31.8" | 16.34 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.0" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.34 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 51.9" | 980.43 mi | west | 0° 09' 00.2" | 10.32 mi | south | 980.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 14.0" | 759.35 mi | east | 3° 53' 38.9" | 267.67 mi | south | 810.07 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 | Tue 5:34 AM | 1357 km | 843 miles | 733 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 5:34 AM | 1534 km | 953 miles | 828 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Tue 5:34 AM | 3351 km | 2082 miles | 1809 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Tue 3:34 AM | 3364 km | 2091 miles | 1817 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Tue 4:34 AM | 3430 km | 2132 miles | 1852 nm | NW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 4:34 AM | 3491 km | 2169 miles | 1885 nm | SW |
| San Francisco | Tue 7:34 AM | 3805 km | 2364 miles | 2055 nm |  NE |
| Los Angeles | Tue 7:34 AM | 3879 km | 2410 miles | 2094 nm | NE |
| Apia * | Wed 5:34 AM | 3888 km | 2416 miles | 2099 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 5:34 AM | 3949 km | 2454 miles | 2132 nm |  SSW |
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