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 Friday, November 9, 2012 at 18:26:00 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: 23%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 18:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 0° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 156° 05' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.52 meters/second, 1614.7 km/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.9 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' 30.2" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 12.2" | 0.23 mi | south | 16.72 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 17.6" | 1003.26 mi | west | 0° 12' 16.9" | 14.07 mi | south | 1003.32 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 08' 54.4" | 840.27 mi | east | 4° 55' 43.7" | 338.68 mi | south | 904.46 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Sat 8:26 AM | 338 km | 210 miles | 183 nm |  NNW |
| Fakaofo | Sat 7:26 AM | 1921 km | 1194 miles | 1037 nm |  WSW |
| Papeete | Fri 8:26 AM | 1971 km | 1225 miles | 1064 nm |  SSE |
| Apia * | Sat 8:26 AM | 2242 km | 1393 miles | 1211 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Fri 6:26 AM | 2274 km | 1413 miles | 1228 nm |  W |
| Rarotonga | Fri 8:26 AM | 2283 km | 1418 miles | 1232 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Fri 8:26 AM | 2467 km | 1533 miles | 1332 nm |  N |
| Alofi | Fri 7:26 AM | 2510 km | 1560 miles | 1355 nm | SW |
| Funafuti | Sat 6:26 AM | 2864 km | 1780 miles | 1547 nm | WSW |
| Nukualofa | Sat 7:26 AM | 3052 km | 1896 miles | 1648 nm | SW |
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