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 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 02:32:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 02:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 09' | South |
| Longitude: | 135° 08' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.94 meters/second, 1594.6 km/hour, 990.8 miles/hour or 861.0 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' 30.4" | 16.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 26.4" | 990.79 mi | west | 0° 10' 50.7" | 12.42 mi | north | 991.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 31' 09.6" | 786.74 mi | east | 4° 26' 59.0" | 305.80 mi | north | 847.91 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 | Mon 5:02 PM | 480 km | 298 miles | 259 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Mon 4:32 PM | 1816 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm |  WSW |
| Adamstown | Mon 6:32 PM | 1840 km | 1143 miles | 994 nm |  SSE |
| Kiritimati | Tue 4:32 PM | 2747 km | 1707 miles | 1483 nm |  WNW |
| Rarotonga | Mon 4:32 PM | 2959 km | 1839 miles | 1598 nm | WSW |
| Easter Island * | Mon 9:32 PM | 3362 km | 2089 miles | 1815 nm |  SE |
| Alofi | Mon 3:32 PM | 3903 km | 2425 miles | 2107 nm | WSW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 3:32 PM | 3964 km | 2463 miles | 2141 nm | W |
| Apia * | Tue 4:32 PM | 4026 km | 2502 miles | 2174 nm | W |
| Honolulu | Mon 4:32 PM | 4186 km | 2601 miles | 2261 nm |  NW |
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