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 Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 04:18:00 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: 50%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 04:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 20' | North |
| Longitude: | 157° 21' | West |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.09 meters/second, 1616.7 km/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 32.7" | 16.74 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.1" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.74 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 47.8" | 1004.58 mi | west | 0° 11' 09.2" | 12.77 mi | north | 1004.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 48' 23.9" | 746.30 mi | east | 4° 18' 31.3" | 296.09 mi | north | 800.73 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 |
|---|
| Kiritimati | Thu 6:18 PM | 161 km | 100 miles | 87 nm |  S |
| Honolulu | Wed 6:18 PM | 1991 km | 1237 miles | 1075 nm |  N |
| Fakaofo | Thu 5:18 PM | 2084 km | 1295 miles | 1125 nm |  SW |
| Baker Island | Wed 4:18 PM | 2157 km | 1340 miles | 1164 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Wed 6:18 PM | 2460 km | 1529 miles | 1328 nm |  SSE |
| Apia * | Thu 6:18 PM | 2478 km | 1540 miles | 1338 nm | SW |
| Rarotonga | Wed 6:18 PM | 2730 km | 1696 miles | 1474 nm | S |
| Alofi | Wed 5:18 PM | 2832 km | 1760 miles | 1529 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Thu 4:18 PM | 2913 km | 1810 miles | 1573 nm |  WSW |
| Tarawa | Thu 4:18 PM | 3305 km | 2054 miles | 1784 nm | W |
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