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 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:32:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 49' | North |
| Longitude: | 157° 57' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.41 meters/second, 1520.7 km/hour, 944.9 miles/hour or 821.1 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' 30.7" | 15.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.5" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.2" | 944.67 mi | west | 0° 03' 38.2" | 4.17 mi | south | 944.86 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 23.9" | 754.44 mi | east | 1° 52' 26.8" | 128.91 mi | south | 769.60 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 | Fri 12:32 AM | 167 km | 104 miles | 90 nm |  N |
| Napili-Honokowai | Fri 12:32 AM | 186 km | 115 miles | 100 nm |  NE |
| Wailuku | Fri 12:32 AM | 193 km | 120 miles | 104 nm | NE |
| Kailua-Kona | Fri 12:32 AM | 206 km | 128 miles | 111 nm |  E |
| Hilo | Fri 12:32 AM | 301 km | 187 miles | 163 nm | E |
| Kiritimati | Sat 12:32 AM | 1986 km | 1234 miles | 1072 nm |  S |
| Midway | Thu 11:32 PM | 2180 km | 1355 miles | 1177 nm |  WNW |
| Baker Island | Thu 10:32 PM | 2964 km | 1842 miles | 1601 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 11:32 PM | 3540 km | 2200 miles | 1912 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Fri 10:32 PM | 3612 km | 2245 miles | 1950 nm |  WSW |
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