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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 03:46:00 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: 24%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 39' | South |
| Longitude: | 178° 15' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.87 meters/second, 1540.3 km/hour, 957.1 miles/hour or 831.7 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' 26.3" | 15.95 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.9" | 0.15 mi | north | 15.95 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 18.2" | 956.98 mi | west | 0° 07' 57.5" | 9.12 mi | north | 957.35 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 02' 18.2" | 864.22 mi | east | 3° 33' 47.6" | 245.00 mi | north | 905.43 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 |
|---|
| Suva * | Sun 4:46 PM | 390 km | 242 miles | 210 nm |  WSW |
| Mata-Utu | Sun 3:46 PM | 433 km | 269 miles | 234 nm |  NNE |
| Lautoka * | Sun 4:46 PM | 469 km | 291 miles | 253 nm | WSW |
| Nadi * | Sun 4:46 PM | 478 km | 297 miles | 258 nm | WSW |
| Neiafu | Sun 4:46 PM | 504 km | 313 miles | 272 nm |  ESE |
| Pangai | Sun 4:46 PM | 541 km | 336 miles | 292 nm |  SE |
| Nukualofa | Sun 4:46 PM | 592 km | 368 miles | 320 nm |  SSE |
| Apia * | Sun 5:46 PM | 763 km | 474 miles | 412 nm |  ENE |
| Pago Pago | Sat 4:46 PM | 852 km | 529 miles | 460 nm | ENE |
| Alofi | Sat 4:46 PM | 923 km | 573 miles | 498 nm | ESE |
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