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 20:34:00 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: 42%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 20:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 7° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 149° 53' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.99 meters/second, 1602.0 km/hour, 995.4 miles/hour or 865.0 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" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.6" | 0.20 mi | south | 16.59 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 44.8" | 995.34 mi | west | 0° 10' 44.4" | 12.30 mi | south | 995.64 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 24.1" | 780.31 mi | east | 4° 30' 25.8" | 309.73 mi | south | 842.77 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 |
|---|
| Weno | Thu 6:34 AM | 223 km | 139 miles | 121 nm |  ESE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 6:34 AM | 828 km | 515 miles | 447 nm |  NW |
| Saipan | Thu 6:34 AM | 918 km | 570 miles | 495 nm |  NNW |
| Palikir | Thu 7:34 AM | 921 km | 572 miles | 497 nm |  E |
| Jayapura | Thu 5:34 AM | 1547 km | 961 miles | 835 nm |  SW |
| Melekeok | Thu 5:34 AM | 1685 km | 1047 miles | 910 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Thu 6:34 AM | 1951 km | 1212 miles | 1053 nm |  S |
| Manokwari | Thu 5:34 AM | 2011 km | 1249 miles | 1086 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Thu 8:34 AM | 2111 km | 1312 miles | 1140 nm | ESE |
| Wake Island | Thu 8:34 AM | 2200 km | 1367 miles | 1188 nm |  NE |
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