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 15:44:00 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 15:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 44' | North |
| Longitude: | 151° 08' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.38 meters/second, 1578.2 km/hour, 980.6 miles/hour or 852.2 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 | 16.35 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 52.0" | 980.53 mi | west | 0° 09' 00.9" | 10.33 mi | south | 980.87 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 14.6" | 759.44 mi | east | 3° 53' 53.8" | 267.96 mi | south | 810.24 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 5:44 AM | 1189 km | 739 miles | 642 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 5:44 AM | 1382 km | 859 miles | 746 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Tue 3:44 AM | 3122 km | 1940 miles | 1686 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Tue 4:44 AM | 3217 km | 1999 miles | 1737 nm | NW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 4:44 AM | 3303 km | 2052 miles | 1783 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Tue 5:44 AM | 3352 km | 2083 miles | 1810 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Wed 5:44 AM | 3716 km | 2309 miles | 2007 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 5:44 AM | 3874 km | 2407 miles | 2092 nm | SSW |
| San Francisco | Tue 7:44 AM | 3975 km | 2470 miles | 2146 nm |  NE |
| Funafuti | Wed 3:44 AM | 4034 km | 2507 miles | 2178 nm | SW |
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