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 22:18:00 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 22:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 47' | South |
| Longitude: | 177° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.41 meters/second, 1506.3 km/hour, 935.9 miles/hour or 813.3 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' 23.9" | 935.68 mi | west | 0° 04' 32.1" | 5.20 mi | south | 935.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 15° 14' 22.1" | 992.04 mi | east | 1° 06' 33.2" | 76.31 mi | south | 991.46 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 |
|---|
| Nukualofa | Wed 11:18 AM | 323 km | 201 miles | 174 nm |  ESE |
| Pangai | Wed 11:18 AM | 376 km | 234 miles | 203 nm |  E |
| Suva * | Wed 11:18 AM | 424 km | 263 miles | 229 nm |  WNW |
| Neiafu | Wed 11:18 AM | 435 km | 270 miles | 235 nm |  ENE |
| Nadi * | Wed 11:18 AM | 536 km | 333 miles | 289 nm | WNW |
| Lautoka * | Wed 11:18 AM | 542 km | 337 miles | 293 nm | WNW |
| Alofi | Tue 11:18 AM | 847 km | 526 miles | 457 nm | E |
| Apia * | Wed 12:18 PM | 930 km | 578 miles | 502 nm |  NE |
| Pago Pago | Tue 11:18 AM | 983 km | 611 miles | 531 nm | NE |
| Funafuti | Wed 10:18 AM | 1283 km | 797 miles | 693 nm |  NNW |
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