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 11:12:00 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 11:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 167° 38' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.52 meters/second, 1521.1 km/hour, 945.1 miles/hour or 821.3 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' 30.7" | 15.75 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.8" | 944.92 mi | west | 0° 03' 41.9" | 4.24 mi | south | 945.11 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 06.9" | 754.33 mi | east | 1° 53' 52.9" | 130.55 mi | south | 769.80 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 1:12 AM | 1033 km | 642 miles | 558 nm |  ENE |
| Midway | Fri 12:12 AM | 1362 km | 846 miles | 735 nm |  NW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 1:12 AM | 2276 km | 1414 miles | 1229 nm |  SSE |
| Baker Island | Thu 11:12 PM | 2371 km | 1473 miles | 1280 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Fri 11:12 PM | 2679 km | 1665 miles | 1446 nm |  WSW |
| Wake Island | Fri 11:12 PM | 2698 km | 1676 miles | 1457 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Fri 11:12 PM | 2928 km | 1819 miles | 1581 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 12:12 AM | 3247 km | 2017 miles | 1753 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Fri 11:12 PM | 3445 km | 2141 miles | 1860 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Fri 11:12 PM | 3572 km | 2219 miles | 1929 nm | SW |
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