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Moon Light World Map

The map below shows where the Moon is visible from the Earth, depending on weather conditions and moon phases.

Map showing which part of the Earth the Moon is currently above the horizon at.

UTC time = Monday, December 12, 2022 at 16:22:00.

March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice

= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Moon phase

Fraction of moon illuminated: 82%

Previous phase	Full Moon	Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 4:08 am
Next phase	Third Quarter	Friday, December 16, 2022 at 8:56 am

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 16:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 43' North, Longitude: 167° 04' East

The ground speed is currently 414.64 meters/second, 1492.7 kilometres/hour, 927.5 miles/hour or 806.0 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon 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' 31.6"	15.46 mi	West	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	South	15.46 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 43.1"	927.14 mi	West	0° 08' 06.2"	9.29 mi	South	927.64 mi
24 hours	11° 02' 51.2"	705.12 mi	East	3° 39' 59.0"	252.23 mi	South	757.24 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	Tue 4:22 am	382 km	237 miles	206 nm	S
Midway	Mon 5:22 am	1678 km	1042 miles	906 nm	ENE
Majuro	Tue 4:22 am	1789 km	1112 miles	966 nm	SSE
Palikir	Tue 3:22 am	1991 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Tue 4:22 am	2441 km	1517 miles	1318 nm	SSE
Hagåtña	Tue 2:22 am	2569 km	1597 miles	1387 nm	WSW
Yaren	Tue 4:22 am	2573 km	1599 miles	1389 nm	S
Tokyo	Tue 1:22 am	3011 km	1871 miles	1626 nm	NW
Baker Island	Mon 4:22 am	3063 km	1903 miles	1654 nm	SE
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	Tue 4:22 am	3440 km	2138 miles	1858 nm	N