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 Monday, December 3, 2012 at 14:24:00 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: 79%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 3, 2012 at 14:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 52' | North |
| Longitude: | 161° 39' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.49 meters/second, 1571.4 km/hour, 976.4 miles/hour or 848.5 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' 32.1" | 16.27 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.27 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 10.9" | 976.28 mi | west | 0° 08' 21.7" | 9.58 mi | south | 976.61 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 59.2" | 743.28 mi | east | 3° 38' 05.6" | 249.87 mi | south | 789.17 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 | Mon 4:24 AM | 917 km | 570 miles | 495 nm |  NNE |
| Kiritimati | Tue 4:24 AM | 1410 km | 876 miles | 761 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Mon 2:24 AM | 2227 km | 1384 miles | 1202 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Mon 3:24 AM | 2274 km | 1413 miles | 1228 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 3:24 AM | 2779 km | 1727 miles | 1501 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Tue 2:24 AM | 3061 km | 1902 miles | 1653 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:24 AM | 3112 km | 1934 miles | 1681 nm | WSW |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:24 AM | 3256 km | 2023 miles | 1758 nm | SW |
| Apia * | Tue 4:24 AM | 3261 km | 2026 miles | 1761 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Tue 2:24 AM | 3431 km | 2132 miles | 1853 nm |  WNW |
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