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 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 07:06:00 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: 57%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 07:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 51' | South |
| Longitude: | 170° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.51 meters/second, 1614.6 km/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 32.0" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 09.5" | 1003.28 mi | west | 0° 11' 21.7" | 13.01 mi | north | 1003.47 mi |
| 24 hours | 349° 02' 44.3" | 756.08 mi | west | 4° 32' 13.7" | 311.76 mi | north | 818.95 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Wed 7:06 PM | 502 km | 312 miles | 271 nm |  NW |
| Tarawa | Wed 7:06 PM | 670 km | 416 miles | 362 nm |  NNE |
| Funafuti | Wed 7:06 PM | 1142 km | 710 miles | 617 nm |  ESE |
| Majuro | Wed 7:06 PM | 1223 km | 760 miles | 660 nm |  N |
| Honiara | Wed 6:06 PM | 1272 km | 790 miles | 687 nm |  WSW |
| Port Vila | Wed 6:06 PM | 1548 km | 962 miles | 836 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Tue 7:06 PM | 1568 km | 974 miles | 847 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Wed 6:06 PM | 1774 km | 1102 miles | 958 nm | NW |
| Suva * | Wed 8:06 PM | 1828 km | 1136 miles | 987 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Wed 8:06 PM | 2161 km | 1343 miles | 1167 nm | ESE |
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