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 07:52:00 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: 68%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 07:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 169° 49' | East |
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' 32.9" | 16.77 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.78 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 02.0" | 1006.44 mi | west | 0° 11' 14.1" | 12.87 mi | north | 1006.49 mi |
| 24 hours | 349° 17' 36.7" | 740.55 mi | west | 4° 24' 08.6" | 302.51 mi | north | 798.90 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 | Thu 7:52 PM | 356 km | 221 miles | 192 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Thu 7:52 PM | 361 km | 224 miles | 195 nm |  E |
| Majuro | Thu 7:52 PM | 715 km | 444 miles | 386 nm |  NNE |
| Palikir | Thu 6:52 PM | 1457 km | 905 miles | 787 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Thu 7:52 PM | 1470 km | 913 miles | 794 nm |  SE |
| Baker Island | Wed 7:52 PM | 1528 km | 950 miles | 825 nm | E |
| Honiara | Thu 6:52 PM | 1576 km | 979 miles | 851 nm |  SW |
| Port Vila | Thu 6:52 PM | 2061 km | 1280 miles | 1113 nm |  S |
| Wake Island | Thu 7:52 PM | 2069 km | 1286 miles | 1117 nm |  N |
| Suva * | Thu 8:52 PM | 2301 km | 1430 miles | 1242 nm |  SSE |
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