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 06:06:00 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: 46%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 06:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 31' | South |
| Longitude: | 173° 07' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.84 meters/second, 1597.8 km/hour, 992.8 miles/hour or 862.8 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' 30.7" | 16.55 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.8" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.55 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 41.7" | 992.81 mi | west | 0° 10' 57.2" | 12.55 mi | north | 993.13 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 34' 04.3" | 782.15 mi | west | 4° 28' 36.6" | 307.65 mi | north | 843.97 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 |
|---|
| Funafuti | Tue 6:06 PM | 672 km | 418 miles | 363 nm |  E |
| Tarawa | Tue 6:06 PM | 1098 km | 682 miles | 593 nm |  N |
| Yaren | Tue 6:06 PM | 1118 km | 695 miles | 604 nm |  NW |
| Port Vila | Tue 5:06 PM | 1145 km | 712 miles | 618 nm |  SSW |
| Suva * | Tue 7:06 PM | 1210 km | 752 miles | 653 nm |  SSE |
| Honiara | Tue 5:06 PM | 1450 km | 901 miles | 783 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Mon 6:06 PM | 1503 km | 934 miles | 812 nm |  NE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 7:06 PM | 1724 km | 1071 miles | 931 nm | E |
| Majuro | Tue 6:06 PM | 1744 km | 1084 miles | 942 nm | N |
| Apia * | Tue 8:06 PM | 1752 km | 1089 miles | 946 nm |  ESE |
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