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 Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 15:22:00 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: 60%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 15:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 5° 54' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 37' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.26 meters/second, 1610.1 km/hour, 1000.5 miles/hour or 869.4 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" | 16.67 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | south | 16.68 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 22.2" | 1000.44 mi | west | 0° 10' 58.1" | 12.56 mi | south | 1000.69 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 08' 20.0" | 766.46 mi | east | 4° 32' 18.9" | 311.87 mi | south | 829.64 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 | Thu 5:22 AM | 608 km | 378 miles | 328 nm |  SW |
| Honolulu | Wed 5:22 AM | 1765 km | 1097 miles | 953 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 4:22 AM | 2583 km | 1605 miles | 1395 nm | SW |
| Baker Island | Wed 3:22 AM | 2618 km | 1626 miles | 1413 nm |  WSW |
| Papeete | Wed 5:22 AM | 2630 km | 1634 miles | 1420 nm |  S |
| Apia * | Thu 5:22 AM | 2965 km | 1842 miles | 1601 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Wed 5:22 AM | 3076 km | 1912 miles | 1661 nm |  SSW |
| Alofi | Wed 4:22 AM | 3289 km | 2043 miles | 1776 nm | SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 3:22 AM | 3411 km | 2120 miles | 1842 nm | WSW |
| Midway | Wed 4:22 AM | 3518 km | 2186 miles | 1900 nm |  NW |
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