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 Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 14:14:00 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: 97%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 19° 31' | North |
| Longitude: | 161° 32' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.41 meters/second, 1524.3 km/hour, 947.1 miles/hour or 823.0 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' 31.3" | 15.79 mi | west | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | north | 15.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 15.3" | 946.89 mi | west | 0° 03' 56.2" | 4.51 mi | north | 946.71 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 34' 10.7" | 754.53 mi | east | 1° 08' 59.2" | 79.10 mi | north | 755.95 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 | Thu 2:14 AM | 538 km | 334 miles | 291 nm |  E |
| Palikir | Thu 1:14 AM | 1440 km | 895 miles | 778 nm |  SSW |
| Majuro | Thu 2:14 AM | 1721 km | 1069 miles | 929 nm |  SE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 12:14 AM | 1910 km | 1187 miles | 1032 nm |  WSW |
| Yaren | Thu 2:14 AM | 2294 km | 1425 miles | 1239 nm |  SSE |
| Midway | Wed 3:14 AM | 2350 km | 1460 miles | 1269 nm |  ENE |
| Tarawa | Thu 2:14 AM | 2360 km | 1466 miles | 1274 nm | SSE |
| Tokyo | Wed 11:14 PM | 2792 km | 1735 miles | 1507 nm |  NW |
| Melekeok | Wed 11:14 PM | 3195 km | 1985 miles | 1725 nm | WSW |
| Honiara | Thu 1:14 AM | 3206 km | 1992 miles | 1731 nm |  S |
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