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 Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 19:26:00 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: 18%
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 13° 13' | South |
| Longitude: | 165° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.96 meters/second, 1565.9 km/hour, 973.0 miles/hour or 845.5 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' 26.8" | 16.22 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.2" | 0.19 mi | south | 16.22 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 26' 42.10" | 972.79 mi | west | 0° 10' 09.8" | 11.65 mi | south | 972.52 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 44' 51.6" | 925.83 mi | east | 3° 40' 58.5" | 253.23 mi | south | 952.46 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 |
|---|
| Pago Pago | Sun 8:26 AM | 619 km | 384 miles | 334 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Mon 9:26 AM | 727 km | 452 miles | 393 nm |  W |
| Fakaofo | Mon 8:26 AM | 796 km | 495 miles | 430 nm |  WNW |
| Alofi | Sun 8:26 AM | 826 km | 514 miles | 446 nm |  SW |
| Rarotonga | Sun 9:26 AM | 1050 km | 652 miles | 567 nm |  SSE |
| Nukualofa | Mon 8:26 AM | 1387 km | 862 miles | 749 nm | SW |
| Papeete | Sun 9:26 AM | 1731 km | 1076 miles | 935 nm |  ESE |
| Funafuti | Mon 7:26 AM | 1794 km | 1114 miles | 968 nm | WNW |
| Suva * | Mon 8:26 AM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 998 nm | WSW |
| Kiritimati | Mon 9:26 AM | 1875 km | 1165 miles | 1013 nm |  NNE |
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