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 15:44:00 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 15:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 41' | North |
| Longitude: | 178° 58' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.85 meters/second, 1572.6 km/hour, 977.2 miles/hour or 849.2 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' 32.2" | 16.29 mi | west | 0° 00' 08.4" | 0.16 mi | south | 16.29 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 12.1" | 977.08 mi | west | 0° 08' 27.2" | 9.69 mi | south | 977.42 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 56' 22.0" | 743.47 mi | west | 3° 40' 01.6" | 252.09 mi | south | 790.02 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Tue 3:44 AM | 1116 km | 693 miles | 603 nm |  SW |
| Wake Island | Tue 3:44 AM | 1454 km | 903 miles | 785 nm |  WNW |
| Tarawa | Tue 3:44 AM | 1508 km | 937 miles | 814 nm |  SSW |
| Baker Island | Mon 3:44 AM | 1574 km | 978 miles | 850 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Mon 4:44 AM | 1653 km | 1027 miles | 892 nm |  NNE |
| Yaren | Tue 3:44 AM | 2059 km | 1279 miles | 1112 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Tue 2:44 AM | 2397 km | 1489 miles | 1294 nm |  WSW |
| Funafuti | Tue 3:44 AM | 2455 km | 1526 miles | 1326 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Mon 5:44 AM | 2598 km | 1614 miles | 1403 nm |  ENE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 4:44 AM | 2770 km | 1721 miles | 1495 nm | SSE |
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