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 Saturday, December 29, 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: 99%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Next phase	Third Quarter	Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 3:58 AM

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 11:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 51'	North
Longitude:	158° 28'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.54 meters/second, 1539.1 km/hour, 956.4 miles/hour or 831.1 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' 31.2"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 05.8"	0.11 mi	south	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 16.7"	956.20 mi	west	0° 05' 51.5"	6.71 mi	south	956.48 mi
24 hours	11° 23' 13.3"	749.88 mi	east	2° 42' 50.6"	186.64 mi	south	778.01 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	Sat 1:22 AM	388 km	241 miles	210 nm	N
Wailuku	Sat 1:22 AM	394 km	245 miles	213 nm	NNE
Hilo	Sat 1:22 AM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	ENE
Kiritimati	Sun 1:22 AM	1773 km	1102 miles	957 nm	S
Midway	Sat 12:22 AM	2247 km	1396 miles	1214 nm	NW
Baker Island	Fri 11:22 PM	2776 km	1725 miles	1499 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Sun 12:22 AM	3322 km	2064 miles	1794 nm	SSW
Majuro	Sat 11:22 PM	3497 km	2173 miles	1888 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Sat 11:22 PM	3611 km	2244 miles	1950 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Sat 11:22 PM	3680 km	2287 miles	1987 nm	W