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 11, 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: 4%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 19:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 33' | South |
| Longitude: | 136° 44' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.09 meters/second, 1508.7 km/hour, 937.5 miles/hour or 814.6 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' 22.5" | 15.63 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.0" | 0.10 mi | south | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 34.2" | 937.22 mi | west | 0° 04' 57.0" | 5.68 mi | south | 936.99 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 11' 43.6" | 990.59 mi | east | 1° 17' 11.4" | 88.51 mi | south | 990.52 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 |
|---|
| Gambier Islands | Tue 10:26 AM | 438 km | 272 miles | 236 nm |  SSE |
| Adamstown | Tue 11:26 AM | 916 km | 569 miles | 495 nm |  SE |
| Papeete | Tue 9:26 AM | 1373 km | 853 miles | 741 nm |  W |
| Rarotonga | Tue 9:26 AM | 2411 km | 1498 miles | 1302 nm | W |
| Easter Island * | Tue 2:26 PM | 2917 km | 1812 miles | 1575 nm |  ESE |
| Kiritimati | Wed 9:26 AM | 3268 km | 2031 miles | 1765 nm |  NW |
| Alofi | Tue 8:26 AM | 3483 km | 2164 miles | 1880 nm | W |
| Apia * | Wed 9:26 AM | 3783 km | 2351 miles | 2043 nm | W |
| Fakaofo | Wed 8:26 AM | 3878 km | 2409 miles | 2094 nm |  WNW |
| Nukualofa | Wed 8:26 AM | 4011 km | 2492 miles | 2166 nm | W |
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