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 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 05:24:00 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: 67%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 05:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 23' | North |
| Longitude: | 154° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.92 meters/second, 1619.7 km/hour, 1006.4 miles/hour or 874.6 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' 33.0" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.3" | 0.22 mi | north | 16.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 58.3" | 1006.45 mi | west | 0° 11' 16.0" | 12.90 mi | north | 1006.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 43' 17.10" | 741.66 mi | east | 4° 25' 24.9" | 303.97 mi | north | 800.68 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Thu 7:24 PM | 376 km | 233 miles | 203 nm |  WNW |
| Papeete | Wed 7:24 PM | 2048 km | 1272 miles | 1106 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Thu 6:24 PM | 2164 km | 1345 miles | 1168 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Wed 7:24 PM | 2348 km | 1459 miles | 1268 nm |  N |
| Rarotonga | Wed 7:24 PM | 2463 km | 1531 miles | 1330 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 5:24 PM | 2469 km | 1534 miles | 1333 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Thu 7:24 PM | 2486 km | 1545 miles | 1342 nm |  SW |
| Alofi | Wed 6:24 PM | 2744 km | 1705 miles | 1482 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Thu 5:24 PM | 3098 km | 1925 miles | 1673 nm | WSW |
| Nukualofa | Thu 6:24 PM | 3291 km | 2045 miles | 1777 nm | SW |
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