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 11:32:00 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 11:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 45' | North |
| Longitude: | 172° 28' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.57 meters/second, 1521.3 km/hour, 945.3 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" | 15.76 mi | west | 0° 00' 03.7" | 0.07 mi | south | 15.76 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 51.0" | 945.04 mi | west | 0° 03' 43.8" | 4.28 mi | south | 945.24 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 58.4" | 754.27 mi | east | 1° 54' 35.7" | 131.37 mi | south | 769.91 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 12:32 AM | 1062 km | 660 miles | 573 nm |  NNW |
| Honolulu | Fri 1:32 AM | 1533 km | 953 miles | 828 nm |  E |
| Wake Island | Fri 11:32 PM | 2191 km | 1362 miles | 1183 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Thu 11:32 PM | 2207 km | 1371 miles | 1192 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Fri 11:32 PM | 2248 km | 1397 miles | 1214 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Fri 11:32 PM | 2572 km | 1598 miles | 1389 nm | SW |
| Kiritimati | Sat 1:32 AM | 2574 km | 1600 miles | 1390 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Fri 11:32 PM | 3177 km | 1974 miles | 1716 nm | SW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 12:32 AM | 3223 km | 2003 miles | 1740 nm |  S |
| Funafuti | Fri 11:32 PM | 3257 km | 2024 miles | 1758 nm | SSW |
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