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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 11° 03' | North |
| Longitude: | 160° 08' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.33 meters/second, 1588.8 km/hour, 987.2 miles/hour or 857.9 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" | 16.45 mi | west | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | south | 16.46 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 21.2" | 987.16 mi | west | 0° 09' 32.8" | 10.94 mi | south | 987.48 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 00' 30.4" | 747.46 mi | east | 4° 02' 44.7" | 278.06 mi | south | 801.73 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 |
|---|
| Kolonia | Tue 2:46 AM | 498 km | 310 miles | 269 nm |  SSW |
| Palikir | Tue 2:46 AM | 505 km | 314 miles | 273 nm | SSW |
| Wake Island | Tue 3:46 AM | 1149 km | 714 miles | 620 nm |  NE |
| Majuro | Tue 3:46 AM | 1290 km | 802 miles | 697 nm |  ESE |
| Yaren | Tue 3:46 AM | 1484 km | 922 miles | 801 nm |  SSE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Tue 1:46 AM | 1694 km | 1053 miles | 915 nm |  W |
| Tarawa | Tue 3:46 AM | 1777 km | 1104 miles | 959 nm |  SE |
| Honiara | Tue 2:46 AM | 2264 km | 1407 miles | 1223 nm |  S |
| Jayapura | Tue 12:46 AM | 2624 km | 1630 miles | 1417 nm |  SW |
| Port Moresby | Tue 1:46 AM | 2682 km | 1666 miles | 1448 nm | SSW |
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