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 Monday, December 24, 2012 at 09:40:00 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: 86%
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 24, 2012 at 09:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 08' | North |
| Longitude: | 168° 12' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.16 meters/second, 1537.8 km/hour, 955.5 miles/hour or 830.3 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' 31.8" | 15.93 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.93 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 49.3" | 955.30 mi | west | 0° 05' 25.1" | 6.21 mi | north | 955.08 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 21.4" | 748.87 mi | east | 1° 46' 37.3" | 122.24 mi | north | 754.91 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 | Mon 9:40 PM | 208 km | 129 miles | 112 nm |  NW |
| Majuro | Mon 9:40 PM | 1257 km | 781 miles | 679 nm |  SSE |
| Palikir | Mon 8:40 PM | 1651 km | 1026 miles | 891 nm |  SW |
| Midway | Sun 10:40 PM | 1849 km | 1149 miles | 998 nm |  NE |
| Tarawa | Mon 9:40 PM | 1922 km | 1194 miles | 1038 nm | SSE |
| Yaren | Mon 9:40 PM | 2069 km | 1286 miles | 1117 nm |  S |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 7:40 PM | 2563 km | 1592 miles | 1384 nm |  W |
| Baker Island | Sun 9:40 PM | 2597 km | 1614 miles | 1402 nm |  SE |
| Honiara | Mon 8:40 PM | 3180 km | 1976 miles | 1717 nm |  SSW |
| Funafuti | Mon 9:40 PM | 3186 km | 1980 miles | 1720 nm | SSE |
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