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 Wednesday, November 7, 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: 44%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 15:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 52' | North |
| Longitude: | 137° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.01 meters/second, 1598.4 km/hour, 993.2 miles/hour or 863.1 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' 31.7" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.3" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 48.3" | 993.15 mi | west | 0° 10' 28.5" | 12.00 mi | south | 993.46 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 20' 58.3" | 775.77 mi | east | 4° 25' 01.8" | 303.56 mi | south | 836.66 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Thu 5:34 AM | 2333 km | 1450 miles | 1260 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Wed 5:34 AM | 2585 km | 1606 miles | 1396 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Wed 5:34 AM | 3208 km | 1994 miles | 1732 nm |  SSW |
| Los Angeles | Wed 7:34 AM | 3413 km | 2120 miles | 1843 nm |  NNE |
| San Francisco | Wed 7:34 AM | 3540 km | 2200 miles | 1912 nm | NNE |
| Hermosillo | Wed 8:34 AM | 3559 km | 2211 miles | 1922 nm |  NE |
| Phoenix | Wed 8:34 AM | 3768 km | 2341 miles | 2034 nm | NE |
| Las Vegas | Wed 7:34 AM | 3772 km | 2344 miles | 2037 nm | NNE |
| Adamstown | Wed 7:34 AM | 3837 km | 2384 miles | 2072 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Wed 5:34 AM | 4127 km | 2564 miles | 2228 nm |  SW |
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