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 Monday, December 10, 2012 at 22:26:00 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: 9%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 22:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 17° 18' | South |
| Longitude: | 165° 27' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.39 meters/second, 1531.4 km/hour, 951.6 miles/hour or 826.9 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' 24.1" | 15.86 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.7" | 0.15 mi | south | 15.86 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 24' 11.7" | 951.33 mi | west | 0° 07' 40.1" | 8.79 mi | south | 951.04 mi |
| 24 hours | 345° 18' 30.0" | 970.37 mi | west | 2° 29' 20.8" | 171.21 mi | south | 978.57 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 |
|---|
| Port Vila | Tue 9:26 AM | 308 km | 191 miles | 166 nm |  E |
| Noumea | Tue 9:26 AM | 559 km | 348 miles | 302 nm |  S |
| Honiara | Tue 9:26 AM | 1055 km | 655 miles | 569 nm |  NW |
| Suva * | Tue 11:26 AM | 1379 km | 857 miles | 745 nm | E |
| Brisbane | Tue 8:26 AM | 1702 km | 1058 miles | 919 nm |  SW |
| Funafuti | Tue 10:26 AM | 1781 km | 1107 miles | 962 nm |  ENE |
| Yaren | Tue 10:26 AM | 1862 km | 1157 miles | 1005 nm |  N |
| Nukualofa | Tue 11:26 AM | 2077 km | 1290 miles | 1121 nm |  ESE |
| Cairns | Tue 8:26 AM | 2093 km | 1301 miles | 1130 nm |  W |
| Port Moresby | Tue 8:26 AM | 2158 km | 1341 miles | 1165 nm |  WNW |
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