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 20:10:00 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: 52%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 20:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 12° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 144° 27' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.52 meters/second, 1582.3 km/hour, 983.2 miles/hour or 854.4 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" | 16.39 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.39 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 52.7" | 983.08 mi | west | 0° 09' 18.6" | 10.67 mi | south | 983.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 15' 38.1" | 761.84 mi | east | 4° 00' 18.6" | 275.29 mi | south | 814.79 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 |
|---|
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 6:10 AM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm |  NNE |
| Saipan | Wed 6:10 AM | 376 km | 233 miles | 203 nm | NNE |
| Melekeok | Wed 5:10 AM | 1189 km | 739 miles | 642 nm |  WSW |
| Palikir | Wed 7:10 AM | 1610 km | 1000 miles | 869 nm |  ESE |
| Jayapura | Wed 5:10 AM | 1666 km | 1035 miles | 900 nm |  SSW |
| Manokwari | Wed 5:10 AM | 1833 km | 1139 miles | 990 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Wed 6:10 AM | 2398 km | 1490 miles | 1295 nm |  S |
| Manado | Wed 4:10 AM | 2459 km | 1528 miles | 1328 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Wed 8:10 AM | 2509 km | 1559 miles | 1355 nm |  ENE |
| Manila | Wed 4:10 AM | 2554 km | 1587 miles | 1379 nm |  W |
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