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 11:22:00 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 11:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 170° 03' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.55 meters/second, 1521.2 km/hour, 945.2 miles/hour or 821.4 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" | 944.98 mi | west | 0° 03' 43.0" | 4.26 mi | south | 945.17 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 35' 02.7" | 754.30 mi | east | 1° 54' 14.3" | 130.96 mi | south | 769.86 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 |
|---|
| Midway | Fri 12:22 AM | 1196 km | 743 miles | 646 nm |  NW |
| Honolulu | Fri 1:22 AM | 1283 km | 797 miles | 693 nm |  E |
| Baker Island | Thu 11:22 PM | 2275 km | 1414 miles | 1228 nm |  SSW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 1:22 AM | 2415 km | 1501 miles | 1304 nm |  SE |
| Wake Island | Fri 11:22 PM | 2445 km | 1519 miles | 1320 nm |  W |
| Majuro | Fri 11:22 PM | 2459 km | 1528 miles | 1328 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Fri 11:22 PM | 2743 km | 1705 miles | 1481 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 12:22 AM | 3224 km | 2003 miles | 1741 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Fri 11:22 PM | 3342 km | 2076 miles | 1804 nm | SSW |
| Yaren | Fri 11:22 PM | 3370 km | 2094 miles | 1820 nm | SW |
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