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 Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 20:28:00 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: 13%
Position of the Moon
On Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 6° 16' | South |
| Longitude: | 173° 22' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.09 meters/second, 1602.3 km/hour, 995.6 miles/hour or 865.2 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' 28.7" | 16.59 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.1" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 40.5" | 995.55 mi | west | 0° 12' 12.1" | 13.98 mi | south | 995.45 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 53' 10.7" | 886.11 mi | east | 4° 44' 05.2" | 325.42 mi | south | 939.25 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 |
|---|
| Rawaki | Sun 9:28 AM | 408 km | 253 miles | 220 nm |  NE |
| Fakaofo | Sun 9:28 AM | 416 km | 259 miles | 225 nm |  SE |
| Baker Island | Sat 8:28 AM | 793 km | 493 miles | 428 nm |  NNW |
| Funafuti | Sun 8:28 AM | 855 km | 531 miles | 462 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Sun 10:28 AM | 855 km | 531 miles | 462 nm |  SSE |
| Pago Pago | Sat 9:28 AM | 932 km | 579 miles | 503 nm | SSE |
| Alofi | Sat 9:28 AM | 1463 km | 909 miles | 790 nm | SSE |
| Suva * | Sun 9:28 AM | 1587 km | 986 miles | 857 nm |  SSW |
| Nukualofa | Sun 9:28 AM | 1657 km | 1030 miles | 895 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Sun 8:28 AM | 1736 km | 1079 miles | 938 nm |  WNW |
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