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 Tuesday, December 4, 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: 70%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 14:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 10° 11' | North |
| Longitude: | 155° 26' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.63 meters/second, 1593.5 km/hour, 990.1 miles/hour or 860.4 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' 32.4" | 16.50 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.7" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.50 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 27.1" | 990.05 mi | west | 0° 09' 50.2" | 11.27 mi | south | 990.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 11.8" | 750.35 mi | east | 4° 09' 32.9" | 285.84 mi | south | 806.88 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Wed 4:44 AM | 943 km | 586 miles | 509 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Tue 4:44 AM | 1259 km | 782 miles | 680 nm |  NNW |
| Baker Island | Tue 2:44 AM | 2579 km | 1603 miles | 1393 nm |  WSW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 3:44 AM | 2782 km | 1729 miles | 1502 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Tue 3:44 AM | 3040 km | 1889 miles | 1642 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Tue 4:44 AM | 3132 km | 1946 miles | 1691 nm |  SSE |
| Apia * | Wed 4:44 AM | 3211 km | 1995 miles | 1734 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Wed 2:44 AM | 3488 km | 2168 miles | 1884 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Tue 4:44 AM | 3507 km | 2179 miles | 1894 nm |  S |
| Alofi | Tue 3:44 AM | 3603 km | 2239 miles | 1945 nm | SSW |
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