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 16:34:00 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 16:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 36' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.60 meters/second, 1579.0 km/hour, 981.1 miles/hour or 852.6 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' 31.8" | 16.35 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.0" | 0.17 mi | south | 16.35 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 52.3" | 981.01 mi | west | 0° 09' 04.2" | 10.39 mi | south | 981.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 17.7" | 759.87 mi | east | 3° 55' 07.2" | 269.36 mi | south | 811.08 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 6:34 AM | 1121 km | 697 miles | 606 nm |  NNE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 6:34 AM | 1355 km | 842 miles | 731 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Tue 4:34 AM | 2004 km | 1245 miles | 1082 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Tue 5:34 AM | 2267 km | 1409 miles | 1224 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 5:34 AM | 2585 km | 1606 miles | 1396 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Wed 4:34 AM | 2865 km | 1780 miles | 1547 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Wed 4:34 AM | 2897 km | 1800 miles | 1565 nm |  WSW |
| Funafuti | Wed 4:34 AM | 3036 km | 1887 miles | 1639 nm | SW |
| Apia * | Wed 6:34 AM | 3071 km | 1908 miles | 1658 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Wed 4:34 AM | 3302 km | 2052 miles | 1783 nm |  WNW |
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