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 05:34:00 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 05:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 50' | North |
| Longitude: | 146° 00' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.55 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" | 1003.35 mi | west | 0° 10' 45.6" | 12.32 mi | north | 1003.29 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 17.8" | 734.46 mi | east | 4° 08' 49.7" | 285.00 mi | north | 785.13 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 7:34 PM | 1301 km | 808 miles | 702 nm |  WSW |
| Honolulu | Thu 7:34 PM | 2228 km | 1384 miles | 1203 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Thu 7:34 PM | 2504 km | 1556 miles | 1352 nm |  S |
| Fakaofo | Fri 6:34 PM | 3209 km | 1994 miles | 1733 nm | WSW |
| Rarotonga | Thu 7:34 PM | 3251 km | 2020 miles | 1756 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Thu 5:34 PM | 3426 km | 2129 miles | 1850 nm |  W |
| Apia * | Fri 7:34 PM | 3516 km | 2185 miles | 1898 nm |  SW |
| Alofi | Thu 6:34 PM | 3721 km | 2312 miles | 2009 nm | SW |
| Adamstown | Thu 9:34 PM | 3728 km | 2317 miles | 2013 nm |  SSE |
| Funafuti | Fri 5:34 PM | 4133 km | 2568 miles | 2232 nm | WSW |
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