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 07:16:00 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: 47%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 07:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 8° 18' | South |
| Longitude: | 156° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.12 meters/second, 1598.8 km/hour, 993.5 miles/hour or 863.3 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" | 16.56 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.56 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 46.5" | 993.45 mi | west | 0° 10' 59.2" | 12.58 mi | north | 993.76 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 24' 16.6" | 780.69 mi | east | 4° 29' 04.5" | 308.18 mi | north | 842.71 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 |
|---|
| Arawa | Tue 5:16 PM | 239 km | 148 miles | 129 nm |  NNW |
| Honiara | Tue 6:16 PM | 434 km | 269 miles | 234 nm |  ESE |
| Port Moresby | Tue 5:16 PM | 998 km | 620 miles | 539 nm |  W |
| Yaren | Tue 7:16 PM | 1468 km | 912 miles | 792 nm |  NE |
| Cairns | Tue 5:16 PM | 1479 km | 919 miles | 798 nm |  SW |
| Port Vila | Tue 6:16 PM | 1679 km | 1043 miles | 906 nm |  SE |
| Palikir | Tue 6:16 PM | 1697 km | 1054 miles | 916 nm |  N |
| Jayapura | Tue 4:16 PM | 1829 km | 1136 miles | 987 nm |  WNW |
| Brisbane | Tue 5:16 PM | 2148 km | 1335 miles | 1160 nm |  S |
| Tarawa | Tue 7:16 PM | 2153 km | 1338 miles | 1163 nm |  ENE |
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