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 23, 2012 at 05:14:00 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: 76%
Position of the Moon
On Friday, November 23, 2012 at 05:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 4° 46' | North |
| Longitude: | 141° 09' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.58 meters/second, 1614.9 km/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.0 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' 33.3" | 16.72 mi | west | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 33' 21.2" | 1003.43 mi | west | 0° 10' 46.1" | 12.33 mi | north | 1003.37 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 39' 17.0" | 734.50 mi | east | 4° 09' 07.2" | 285.34 mi | north | 785.32 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 | Fri 7:14 PM | 1826 km | 1135 miles | 986 nm |  W |
| Honolulu | Thu 7:14 PM | 2570 km | 1597 miles | 1388 nm |  NW |
| Papeete | Thu 7:14 PM | 2634 km | 1637 miles | 1422 nm |  SSW |
| Adamstown | Thu 9:14 PM | 3511 km | 2182 miles | 1896 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Thu 7:14 PM | 3522 km | 2188 miles | 1902 nm |  SW |
| Fakaofo | Fri 6:14 PM | 3685 km | 2290 miles | 1990 nm |  WSW |
| Apia * | Fri 7:14 PM | 3959 km | 2460 miles | 2137 nm | WSW |
| Baker Island | Thu 5:14 PM | 3960 km | 2461 miles | 2138 nm | W |
| Los Angeles | Thu 9:14 PM | 4014 km | 2494 miles | 2167 nm |  NNE |
| Alofi | Thu 6:14 PM | 4108 km | 2553 miles | 2218 nm | SW |
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