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 29, 2012 at 10:52:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 10:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 55' | North |
| Longitude: | 156° 18' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.37 meters/second, 1509.7 km/hour, 938.1 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 30.8" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 45.4" | 937.85 mi | west | 0° 00' 18.4" | 0.35 mi | north | 937.83 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 41' 42.1" | 755.86 mi | east | 0° 19' 31.0" | 22.38 mi | south | 757.00 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 |
|---|
| Wailuku | Thu 12:52 AM | 22 km | 13 miles | 12 nm |  W |
| Napili-Honokowai | Thu 12:52 AM | 40 km | 25 miles | 22 nm | W |
| Kailua-Kona | Thu 12:52 AM | 144 km | 90 miles | 78 nm |  SSE |
| Honolulu | Thu 12:52 AM | 168 km | 104 miles | 91 nm |  WNW |
| Hilo | Thu 12:52 AM | 185 km | 115 miles | 100 nm |  SE |
| Kiritimati | Fri 12:52 AM | 2110 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm |  S |
| Midway | Wed 11:52 PM | 2279 km | 1416 miles | 1231 nm | WNW |
| Baker Island | Wed 10:52 PM | 3174 km | 1972 miles | 1714 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 11:52 PM | 3727 km | 2316 miles | 2012 nm |  SSW |
| San Francisco | Thu 2:52 AM | 3751 km | 2331 miles | 2026 nm |  NE |
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