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 Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 22:00:00 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: 45%
Position of the Moon
On Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 22:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 00' | South |
| Longitude: | 129° 01' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.47 meters/second, 1510.1 km/hour, 938.3 miles/hour or 815.4 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' 31.3" | 15.64 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.14 mi | north | 15.64 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 28.7" | 938.08 mi | west | 0° 07' 30.8" | 8.62 mi | north | 938.51 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 06' 19.5" | 717.35 mi | east | 3° 23' 12.6" | 232.98 mi | north | 761.52 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 |
|---|
| Alice Springs | Wed 7:30 AM | 583 km | 362 miles | 315 nm |  ESE |
| Darwin | Wed 7:30 AM | 965 km | 600 miles | 521 nm |  NNE |
| Eucla | Wed 6:45 AM | 1183 km | 735 miles | 639 nm |  S |
| Dili | Wed 7:00 AM | 1423 km | 884 miles | 768 nm |  NNW |
| Perth | Wed 6:00 AM | 1784 km | 1108 miles | 963 nm |  SW |
| Adelaide | Wed 7:30 AM | 1807 km | 1123 miles | 976 nm |  SSE |
| Cairns | Wed 8:00 AM | 1821 km | 1132 miles | 983 nm |  ENE |
| Denpasar | Wed 6:00 AM | 2013 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm |  NW |
| Makassar | Wed 6:00 AM | 2038 km | 1267 miles | 1101 nm | NNW |
| Manokwari | Wed 7:00 AM | 2294 km | 1426 miles | 1239 nm | NNE |
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