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, March 8, 2012 at 15:18:00 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: 100%
Position of the Moon
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 15:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 1° 11' | South |
| Longitude: | 133° 55' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.55 meters/second, 1611.2 km/hour, 1001.1 miles/hour or 870.0 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' 28.4" | 16.68 mi | west | 0° 00' 13.7" | 0.26 mi | south | 16.69 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 28.6" | 1001.08 mi | west | 0° 13' 45.5" | 15.76 mi | south | 1001.16 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 45' 10.0" | 881.99 mi | east | 5° 26' 49.6" | 374.31 mi | south | 956.11 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 |
|---|
| Manokwari | Fri 12:18 AM | 39 km | 24 miles | 21 nm |  NNE |
| Ambon | Fri 12:18 AM | 696 km | 433 miles | 376 nm |  WSW |
| Sofifi | Fri 12:18 AM | 740 km | 460 miles | 400 nm |  WNW |
| Ternate | Fri 12:18 AM | 760 km | 473 miles | 411 nm | WNW |
| Jayapura | Fri 12:18 AM | 769 km | 478 miles | 415 nm |  ESE |
| Melekeok | Fri 12:18 AM | 964 km | 599 miles | 521 nm |  N |
| Manado | Thu 11:18 PM | 1054 km | 655 miles | 569 nm | WNW |
| Gorontalo | Thu 11:18 PM | 1224 km | 761 miles | 661 nm |  W |
| Dili | Fri 12:18 AM | 1234 km | 767 miles | 666 nm |  SW |
| Darwin | Fri 12:48 AM | 1292 km | 803 miles | 698 nm |  SSW |
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