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 06:24:00 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 06:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 34' | North |
| Longitude: | 168° 51' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.92 meters/second, 1619.7 km/hour, 1006.5 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' 32.9" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.2" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 59.8" | 1006.45 mi | west | 0° 11' 15.3" | 12.89 mi | north | 1006.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 42' 55.0" | 741.20 mi | east | 4° 24' 54.7" | 303.39 mi | north | 799.95 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 |
|---|
| Rawaki | Thu 7:24 PM | 517 km | 321 miles | 279 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Wed 6:24 PM | 850 km | 528 miles | 459 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Thu 7:24 PM | 1129 km | 702 miles | 610 nm | SSW |
| Kiritimati | Thu 8:24 PM | 1290 km | 802 miles | 697 nm |  E |
| Apia * | Thu 8:24 PM | 1624 km | 1009 miles | 877 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Thu 6:24 PM | 1661 km | 1032 miles | 897 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Thu 6:24 PM | 2022 km | 1257 miles | 1092 nm | W |
| Alofi | Wed 7:24 PM | 2173 km | 1350 miles | 1173 nm | S |
| Majuro | Thu 6:24 PM | 2331 km | 1448 miles | 1259 nm |  WNW |
| Suva * | Thu 7:24 PM | 2494 km | 1549 miles | 1346 nm | SSW |
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