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 Monday, December 31, 2012 at 14:44:00 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: 90%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 31, 2012 at 14:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 12' | North |
| Longitude: | 175° 09' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.08 meters/second, 1587.9 km/hour, 986.7 miles/hour or 857.4 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' 32.2" | 16.44 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.45 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 20.3" | 986.59 mi | west | 0° 09' 29.3" | 10.87 mi | south | 986.91 mi |
| 24 hours | 348° 59' 16.0" | 747.30 mi | west | 4° 01' 34.4" | 276.73 mi | south | 801.16 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 |
|---|
| Majuro | Tue 2:44 AM | 625 km | 388 miles | 337 nm |  SW |
| Tarawa | Tue 2:44 AM | 1109 km | 689 miles | 599 nm |  SSW |
| Wake Island | Tue 2:44 AM | 1278 km | 794 miles | 690 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Mon 2:44 AM | 1530 km | 950 miles | 826 nm |  SE |
| Yaren | Tue 2:44 AM | 1587 km | 986 miles | 857 nm | SW |
| Palikir | Tue 1:44 AM | 1927 km | 1197 miles | 1040 nm |  WSW |
| Midway | Mon 3:44 AM | 2037 km | 1266 miles | 1100 nm |  NNE |
| Funafuti | Tue 2:44 AM | 2227 km | 1384 miles | 1203 nm |  SSE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 3:44 AM | 2729 km | 1696 miles | 1474 nm | SE |
| Honiara | Tue 1:44 AM | 2836 km | 1762 miles | 1531 nm | SW |
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