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 10:40:00 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 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 18° 13' | North |
| Longitude: | 153° 40' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.92 meters/second, 1536.9 km/hour, 955.0 miles/hour or 829.9 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' 31.7" | 15.92 mi | west | 0° 00' 05.3" | 0.10 mi | north | 15.92 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 47.7" | 954.78 mi | west | 0° 05' 20.2" | 6.12 mi | north | 954.56 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 23' 57.2" | 749.14 mi | east | 1° 44' 32.9" | 119.86 mi | north | 754.85 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 |
|---|
| Saipan | Mon 8:40 PM | 909 km | 565 miles | 491 nm |  WSW |
| Guam (Hagåtña) | Mon 8:40 PM | 1090 km | 677 miles | 589 nm | WSW |
| Palikir | Mon 9:40 PM | 1342 km | 834 miles | 725 nm |  SSE |
| Wake Island | Mon 10:40 PM | 1373 km | 853 miles | 741 nm |  E |
| Majuro | Mon 10:40 PM | 2260 km | 1405 miles | 1221 nm |  ESE |
| Yokohama | Mon 7:40 PM | 2358 km | 1465 miles | 1273 nm |  NNW |
| Tokyo | Mon 7:40 PM | 2376 km | 1476 miles | 1283 nm | NNW |
| Melekeok | Mon 7:40 PM | 2380 km | 1479 miles | 1285 nm | WSW |
| Nagoya | Mon 7:40 PM | 2504 km | 1556 miles | 1352 nm |  NW |
| Yaren | Mon 10:40 PM | 2531 km | 1572 miles | 1366 nm |  SE |
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