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 22:08:00 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: 3%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 22:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 46' | South |
| Longitude: | 175° 33' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.44 meters/second, 1506.4 km/hour, 936.0 miles/hour or 813.4 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' 22.3" | 15.60 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.6" | 0.09 mi | south | 15.60 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 22' 24.5" | 935.77 mi | west | 0° 04' 33.5" | 5.23 mi | south | 935.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 14' 13.6" | 991.96 mi | east | 1° 07' 10.5" | 77.02 mi | south | 991.41 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 |
|---|
| Pangai | Wed 11:08 AM | 125 km | 78 miles | 68 nm |  E |
| Nukualofa | Wed 11:08 AM | 156 km | 97 miles | 84 nm |  SSE |
| Neiafu | Wed 11:08 AM | 206 km | 128 miles | 111 nm |  NE |
| Alofi | Tue 11:08 AM | 597 km | 371 miles | 322 nm | E |
| Suva * | Wed 11:08 AM | 660 km | 410 miles | 356 nm |  WNW |
| Apia * | Wed 12:08 PM | 770 km | 479 miles | 416 nm |  NNE |
| Nadi * | Wed 11:08 AM | 773 km | 480 miles | 417 nm | WNW |
| Lautoka * | Wed 11:08 AM | 776 km | 482 miles | 419 nm | WNW |
| Pago Pago | Tue 11:08 AM | 798 km | 496 miles | 431 nm | NE |
| Fakaofo | Wed 11:08 AM | 1241 km | 771 miles | 670 nm | NNE |
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