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 14:44:00 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 14:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 166° 30' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.58 meters/second, 1571.7 km/hour, 976.6 miles/hour or 848.6 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' 32.2" | 16.28 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.4" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.28 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 11.3" | 976.48 mi | west | 0° 08' 23.2" | 9.61 mi | south | 976.82 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 03' 53.8" | 743.33 mi | east | 3° 38' 34.7" | 250.43 mi | south | 789.38 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 4:44 AM | 1235 km | 768 miles | 667 nm |  NE |
| Kiritimati | Tue 4:44 AM | 1663 km | 1033 miles | 898 nm |  SE |
| Baker Island | Mon 2:44 AM | 1866 km | 1160 miles | 1008 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Mon 3:44 AM | 1951 km | 1212 miles | 1054 nm |  NNW |
| Majuro | Tue 2:44 AM | 2549 km | 1584 miles | 1376 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Tue 3:44 AM | 2618 km | 1626 miles | 1413 nm |  SSW |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:44 AM | 2642 km | 1642 miles | 1427 nm | WSW |
| Wake Island | Tue 2:44 AM | 2926 km | 1818 miles | 1580 nm |  WNW |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:44 AM | 2932 km | 1822 miles | 1583 nm | SSW |
| Apia * | Tue 4:44 AM | 3114 km | 1935 miles | 1681 nm |  S |
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