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 15:56:00 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 15:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 53' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.90 meters/second, 1594.4 km/hour, 990.7 miles/hour or 860.9 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" | 16.51 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.8" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.51 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 27.5" | 990.66 mi | west | 0° 09' 54.0" | 11.34 mi | south | 990.98 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 17.3" | 750.91 mi | east | 4° 10' 52.6" | 287.36 mi | south | 807.88 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 |
|---|
| Baker Island | Tue 3:56 AM | 1154 km | 717 miles | 623 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Wed 3:56 AM | 1780 km | 1106 miles | 961 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Wed 3:56 AM | 1828 km | 1136 miles | 987 nm |  WSW |
| Kiritimati | Wed 5:56 AM | 1940 km | 1205 miles | 1047 nm |  ESE |
| Honolulu | Tue 5:56 AM | 2038 km | 1266 miles | 1100 nm |  NE |
| Midway | Tue 4:56 AM | 2072 km | 1287 miles | 1119 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Wed 4:56 AM | 2148 km | 1334 miles | 1160 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Wed 3:56 AM | 2226 km | 1383 miles | 1202 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Wed 3:56 AM | 2431 km | 1510 miles | 1312 nm |  WNW |
| Yaren | Wed 3:56 AM | 2523 km | 1567 miles | 1362 nm | WSW |
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