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 10, 2011 at 12:48:00 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 Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 12:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 22° 33' | North |
| Longitude: | 164° 60' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.79 meters/second, 1489.6 km/hour, 925.6 miles/hour or 804.3 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' 28.9" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | north | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 56.8" | 925.31 mi | west | 0° 00' 02.0" | 0.04 mi | north | 925.30 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 29' 06.4" | 797.78 mi | east | 0° 31' 25.0" | 36.03 mi | south | 800.09 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 |
|---|
| Wake Island | Sun 12:48 AM | 401 km | 249 miles | 216 nm |  SSE |
| Majuro | Sun 12:48 AM | 1830 km | 1137 miles | 988 nm | SSE |
| Palikir | Sat 11:48 PM | 1879 km | 1167 miles | 1014 nm |  SSW |
| Midway | Sat 1:48 AM | 1880 km | 1168 miles | 1015 nm |  ENE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Sat 10:48 PM | 2364 km | 1469 miles | 1276 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Sun 12:48 AM | 2494 km | 1550 miles | 1347 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Sun 12:48 AM | 2563 km | 1592 miles | 1384 nm |  S |
| Tokyo | Sat 9:48 PM | 2847 km | 1769 miles | 1537 nm |  NW |
| Baker Island | Sat 12:48 AM | 3186 km | 1979 miles | 1720 nm |  SE |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Sat 11:48 PM | 3363 km | 2090 miles | 1816 nm |  NNW |
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