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 Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 06:52:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 06:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 165° 19' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.89 meters/second, 1616.0 km/hour, 1004.1 miles/hour or 872.6 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' 32.7" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 51.0" | 1004.12 mi | west | 0° 11' 04.7" | 12.69 mi | north | 1004.09 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 47' 38.6" | 745.05 mi | east | 4° 16' 17.3" | 293.54 mi | north | 798.43 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 |
|---|
| Yaren | Thu 6:52 PM | 511 km | 318 miles | 276 nm |  SSE |
| Majuro | Thu 6:52 PM | 750 km | 466 miles | 405 nm |  ENE |
| Palikir | Thu 5:52 PM | 864 km | 537 miles | 467 nm |  WNW |
| Tarawa | Thu 6:52 PM | 894 km | 556 miles | 483 nm |  ESE |
| Honiara | Thu 5:52 PM | 1580 km | 982 miles | 853 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 6:52 PM | 1719 km | 1068 miles | 928 nm |  N |
| Funafuti | Thu 6:52 PM | 2058 km | 1279 miles | 1111 nm |  SE |
| Baker Island | Wed 6:52 PM | 2064 km | 1282 miles | 1114 nm |  E |
| Port Vila | Thu 5:52 PM | 2405 km | 1494 miles | 1298 nm |  S |
| Port Moresby | Thu 4:52 PM | 2489 km | 1546 miles | 1344 nm |  SW |
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