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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 15:32:00 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: 40%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 24' | South |
| Longitude: | 133° 27' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.03 meters/second, 1612.9 km/hour, 1002.2 miles/hour or 870.9 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' 30.7" | 16.70 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.70 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 45.3" | 1002.15 mi | west | 0° 11' 55.1" | 13.65 mi | south | 1002.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 59' 22.0" | 827.92 mi | east | 4° 43' 09.8" | 324.32 mi | south | 886.42 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 |
|---|
| Taiohae | Fri 6:02 AM | 912 km | 567 miles | 493 nm |  SW |
| Papeete | Fri 5:32 AM | 2354 km | 1463 miles | 1271 nm | SW |
| Adamstown | Fri 7:32 AM | 2424 km | 1506 miles | 1309 nm |  S |
| Kiritimati | Sat 5:32 AM | 2721 km | 1691 miles | 1469 nm |  WNW |
| Rarotonga | Fri 5:32 AM | 3466 km | 2154 miles | 1872 nm | SW |
| Easter Island * | Fri 10:32 AM | 3668 km | 2279 miles | 1980 nm |  SE |
| Honolulu | Fri 5:32 AM | 3816 km | 2371 miles | 2060 nm |  NW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 4:32 AM | 4230 km | 2628 miles | 2284 nm |  W |
| Hermosillo | Fri 8:32 AM | 4321 km | 2685 miles | 2333 nm |  NNE |
| Alofi | Fri 4:32 AM | 4328 km | 2689 miles | 2337 nm |  WSW |
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