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 07:52:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 07:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 3° 59' | North |
| Longitude: | 150° 46' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.80 meters/second, 1615.7 km/hour, 1003.9 miles/hour or 872.4 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' 32.9" | 16.73 mi | west | 0° 00' 11.0" | 0.21 mi | north | 16.73 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 52.3" | 1003.92 mi | west | 0° 11' 02.9" | 12.65 mi | north | 1003.89 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 47' 23.1" | 744.59 mi | east | 4° 15' 23.7" | 292.51 mi | north | 797.56 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 |
|---|
| Palikir | Thu 6:52 PM | 881 km | 548 miles | 476 nm |  ENE |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Thu 5:52 PM | 1240 km | 771 miles | 670 nm |  NNW |
| Jayapura | Thu 4:52 PM | 1332 km | 828 miles | 719 nm |  WSW |
| Port Moresby | Thu 5:52 PM | 1538 km | 956 miles | 831 nm |  SSW |
| Honiara | Thu 6:52 PM | 1800 km | 1119 miles | 972 nm |  SE |
| Melekeok | Thu 4:52 PM | 1830 km | 1137 miles | 988 nm |  WNW |
| Yaren | Thu 7:52 PM | 1864 km | 1159 miles | 1007 nm |  ESE |
| Manokwari | Thu 4:52 PM | 1935 km | 1202 miles | 1045 nm | WSW |
| Majuro | Thu 7:52 PM | 2290 km | 1423 miles | 1237 nm |  E |
| Cairns | Thu 5:52 PM | 2377 km | 1477 miles | 1283 nm | SSW |
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