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 25, 2012 at 10:40:00 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: 92%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 58' | North |
| Longitude: | 165° 04' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.19 meters/second, 1519.9 km/hour, 944.4 miles/hour or 820.7 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' 31.1" | 15.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.2" | 0.06 mi | north | 15.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 12.0" | 944.15 mi | west | 0° 03' 15.1" | 3.73 mi | north | 944.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 36' 23.8" | 754.80 mi | east | 0° 52' 21.9" | 60.04 mi | north | 755.07 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Tue 10:40 PM | 181 km | 113 miles | 98 nm |  ESE |
| Majuro | Tue 10:40 PM | 1564 km | 972 miles | 845 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Tue 9:40 PM | 1625 km | 1010 miles | 877 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Mon 11:40 PM | 2002 km | 1244 miles | 1081 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Tue 10:40 PM | 2226 km | 1383 miles | 1202 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Tue 10:40 PM | 2276 km | 1414 miles | 1229 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 8:40 PM | 2281 km | 1417 miles | 1231 nm |  WSW |
| Baker Island | Mon 10:40 PM | 2971 km | 1846 miles | 1604 nm |  SE |
| Tokyo | Tue 7:40 PM | 3032 km | 1884 miles | 1637 nm |  NW |
| Honiara | Tue 9:40 PM | 3299 km | 2050 miles | 1781 nm | S |
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