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 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 02:06:00 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: 34%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 02:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 21' | South |
| Longitude: | 141° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.54 meters/second, 1567.9 km/hour, 974.3 miles/hour or 846.6 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' 28.4" | 16.24 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.18 mi | north | 16.24 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 25.2" | 974.19 mi | west | 0° 09' 41.8" | 11.11 mi | north | 974.58 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 14' 11.9" | 823.66 mi | east | 4° 07' 09.5" | 283.16 mi | north | 876.91 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 |
|---|
| Taiohae | Sun 4:36 PM | 512 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  NNE |
| Papeete | Sun 4:06 PM | 1020 km | 634 miles | 551 nm |  WSW |
| Adamstown | Sun 6:06 PM | 1735 km | 1078 miles | 937 nm |  SE |
| Rarotonga | Sun 4:06 PM | 2167 km | 1347 miles | 1170 nm | WSW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 4:06 PM | 2460 km | 1528 miles | 1328 nm |  NW |
| Alofi | Sun 3:06 PM | 3142 km | 1952 miles | 1697 nm | WSW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 3:06 PM | 3317 km | 2061 miles | 1791 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Mon 4:06 PM | 3318 km | 2062 miles | 1792 nm | W |
| Easter Island * | Sun 9:06 PM | 3635 km | 2259 miles | 1963 nm |  ESE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 3:06 PM | 3720 km | 2312 miles | 2009 nm | WSW |
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