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 Friday, November 23, 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: 76%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 05:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 143° 35' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.56 meters/second, 1614.8 km/hour, 1003.4 miles/hour or 871.9 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' 33.3" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 21.3" | 1003.39 mi | west | 0° 10' 45.9" | 12.33 mi | north | 1003.33 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 17.3" | 734.48 mi | east | 4° 08' 58.4" | 285.17 mi | north | 785.22 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 | Fri 7:24 PM | 1562 km | 971 miles | 844 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 7:24 PM | 2391 km | 1486 miles | 1291 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Thu 7:24 PM | 2556 km | 1588 miles | 1380 nm |  SSW |
| Rarotonga | Thu 7:24 PM | 3379 km | 2100 miles | 1825 nm | SSW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 6:24 PM | 3445 km | 2140 miles | 1860 nm | WSW |
| Adamstown | Thu 9:24 PM | 3612 km | 2244 miles | 1950 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Thu 5:24 PM | 3693 km | 2295 miles | 1994 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Fri 7:24 PM | 3734 km | 2320 miles | 2016 nm |  SW |
| Alofi | Thu 6:24 PM | 3910 km | 2430 miles | 2111 nm | SW |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:24 PM | 4164 km | 2587 miles | 2248 nm |  NE |
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