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 17:34:00 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: 69%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 9° 43' | North |
| Longitude: | 163° 22' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.26 meters/second, 1595.7 km/hour, 991.6 miles/hour or 861.6 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' 32.4" | 16.53 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.0" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.53 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 27.7" | 991.48 mi | west | 0° 09' 59.0" | 11.44 mi | south | 991.79 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 01' 27.3" | 751.71 mi | east | 4° 12' 39.3" | 289.39 mi | south | 809.25 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 |
|---|
| Kolonia | Wed 4:34 AM | 645 km | 401 miles | 348 nm |  WSW |
| Palikir | Wed 4:34 AM | 652 km | 405 miles | 352 nm | WSW |
| Majuro | Wed 5:34 AM | 907 km | 564 miles | 490 nm |  ESE |
| Wake Island | Wed 5:34 AM | 1116 km | 693 miles | 603 nm |  NNE |
| Yaren | Wed 5:34 AM | 1199 km | 745 miles | 648 nm |  SSE |
| Tarawa | Wed 5:34 AM | 1406 km | 874 miles | 759 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Wed 3:34 AM | 2072 km | 1288 miles | 1119 nm |  WNW |
| Honiara | Wed 4:34 AM | 2151 km | 1336 miles | 1161 nm |  S |
| Baker Island | Tue 5:34 AM | 2468 km | 1533 miles | 1333 nm | ESE |
| Funafuti | Wed 5:34 AM | 2674 km | 1661 miles | 1444 nm | SE |
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