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 Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 23:56:00 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: 51%
Position of the Moon
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 23:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:
| Latitude: | 21° 55' | South |
| Longitude: | 91° 16' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.86 meters/second, 1489.9 km/hour, 925.8 miles/hour or 804.5 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' 25.2" | 15.43 mi | west | 0° 00' 01.3" | 0.03 mi | north | 15.43 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 13.3" | 925.52 mi | west | 0° 01' 27.5" | 1.67 mi | north | 925.60 mi |
| 24 hours | 13° 39' 45.9" | 876.93 mi | east | 1° 11' 43.2" | 82.24 mi | north | 884.37 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 |
|---|
| Bandung | Thu 6:56 AM | 2415 km | 1501 miles | 1304 nm |  NE |
| Jakarta | Thu 6:56 AM | 2417 km | 1502 miles | 1305 nm | NE |
| Diego Garcia | Thu 5:56 AM | 2589 km | 1609 miles | 1398 nm |  NW |
| Perth | Thu 7:56 AM | 2674 km | 1662 miles | 1444 nm |  ESE |
| Singapore | Thu 7:56 AM | 2908 km | 1807 miles | 1570 nm |  NNE |
| Denpasar | Thu 7:56 AM | 2955 km | 1836 miles | 1595 nm |  ENE |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thu 7:56 AM | 2995 km | 1861 miles | 1617 nm | NNE |
| Pontianak | Thu 6:56 AM | 3116 km | 1936 miles | 1683 nm | NE |
| Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte | Thu 5:26 AM | 3419 km | 2124 miles | 1846 nm |  NNW |
| Male | Thu 4:56 AM | 3475 km | 2159 miles | 1876 nm | NW |
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