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 27, 2012 at 10:02:00 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: 99%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 10:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 20° 48' | North |
| Longitude: | 162° 25' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.65 meters/second, 1510.7 km/hour, 938.7 miles/hour or 815.7 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' 30.6" | 15.65 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.1" | 0.02 mi | south | 15.65 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 39.4" | 938.47 mi | west | 0° 01' 17.1" | 1.47 mi | south | 938.54 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 42' 47.6" | 757.62 mi | east | 0° 57' 33.5" | 66.00 mi | south | 762.84 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 |
|---|
| Honolulu | Thu 12:02 AM | 477 km | 296 miles | 257 nm |  E |
| Wailuku | Thu 12:02 AM | 615 km | 382 miles | 332 nm | E |
| Midway | Wed 11:02 PM | 1722 km | 1070 miles | 930 nm |  WNW |
| Kiritimati | Fri 12:02 AM | 2166 km | 1346 miles | 1169 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Wed 10:02 PM | 2746 km | 1706 miles | 1482 nm |  SW |
| Majuro | Thu 10:02 PM | 3218 km | 2000 miles | 1738 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Thu 10:02 PM | 3237 km | 2011 miles | 1748 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Thu 10:02 PM | 3425 km | 2128 miles | 1850 nm | SW |
| Fakaofo | Thu 11:02 PM | 3474 km | 2158 miles | 1876 nm |  SSW |
| Adak | Thu 12:02 AM | 3662 km | 2276 miles | 1977 nm |  NNW |
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