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 Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 13:34:00 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: 86%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 16° 57' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 46' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.86 meters/second, 1547.5 km/hour, 961.6 miles/hour or 835.6 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' 31.7" | 16.03 mi | west | 0° 00' 06.4" | 0.12 mi | south | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 42.0" | 961.40 mi | west | 0° 06' 32.2" | 7.49 mi | south | 961.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 13' 35.7" | 742.98 mi | east | 2° 57' 50.5" | 203.81 mi | south | 775.72 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Sun 3:34 AM | 571 km | 355 miles | 309 nm |  NNE |
| Wailuku | Sun 3:34 AM | 625 km | 389 miles | 338 nm |  NE |
| Hilo | Sun 3:34 AM | 673 km | 418 miles | 363 nm |  ENE |
| Kiritimati | Mon 3:34 AM | 1710 km | 1063 miles | 923 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Sun 2:34 AM | 2111 km | 1312 miles | 1140 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sun 1:34 AM | 2531 km | 1573 miles | 1367 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Mon 2:34 AM | 3131 km | 1945 miles | 1690 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Mon 1:34 AM | 3234 km | 2010 miles | 1746 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Mon 1:34 AM | 3348 km | 2080 miles | 1808 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Mon 1:34 AM | 3454 km | 2146 miles | 1865 nm |  W |
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