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 Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 23:14:00 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: 6%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 23:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 141° 47' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.45 meters/second, 1495.6 km/hour, 929.3 miles/hour or 807.6 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' 22.1" | 15.49 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | north | 15.49 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 15.0" | 929.10 mi | west | 0° 01' 12.7" | 1.39 mi | north | 929.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 50' 58.3" | 960.03 mi | east | 1° 10' 22.7" | 80.70 mi | north | 967.06 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 |
|---|
| Gambier Islands | Thu 2:14 PM | 749 km | 466 miles | 405 nm |  ESE |
| Papeete | Thu 1:14 PM | 897 km | 557 miles | 484 nm |  WNW |
| Adamstown | Thu 3:14 PM | 1285 km | 798 miles | 694 nm | ESE |
| Rarotonga | Thu 1:14 PM | 1870 km | 1162 miles | 1010 nm |  W |
| Alofi | Thu 12:14 PM | 2948 km | 1832 miles | 1592 nm | W |
| Kiritimati | Fri 1:14 PM | 3031 km | 1884 miles | 1637 nm |  NW |
| Apia * | Fri 1:14 PM | 3275 km | 2035 miles | 1768 nm | W |
| Easter Island * | Thu 6:14 PM | 3364 km | 2090 miles | 1816 nm | ESE |
| Fakaofo | Fri 12:14 PM | 3403 km | 2115 miles | 1838 nm | WNW |
| Nukualofa | Fri 12:14 PM | 3468 km | 2155 miles | 1873 nm | W |
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